BFC_ShellIcon

BFC_ShellIcon

Description

This is a component that can be used for making shortcuts for the desktop, start menu, Startup, Programs, Recent and SendTo -folders. The names of the folders that will be used are language-dependant. (In Dutch-versions of win95/98/NT these folders will be desktop, start menu, Opstarten en Programma's). In addition this component has properties containing the names of all special-folders.

Properties

Arguments		Declaration property Arguments: String; Description Arguments for the shortcut.
Description		Declaration property Description: String; Description Description of the Shortcut.
Filename		Declaration property Filename: String; Description The full name (Path + Exename) for the file to be executed when (double)-clicking the icon.
IconPlace		Declaration property IconPlace: TIconPlace; Description This can be ipDesktop, ipStartMenu, ipPrograms, ipStartup, ipSendTo, ipRecent or ipFavorites. (see TIconPlace-type). Default = ipDesktop.
PathAltStartup		Declaration property PathAltStartup: String;
PathAppData		Declaration property PathAppData: String;
PathCommonAltStartup		Declaration property PathCommonAltStartup: String;
PathCommonDesktopDirectory		Declaration property PathCommonDesktopDirectory: String;
PathCommonFavorites		Declaration property PathCommonFavorites: String;
PathCommonPrograms		Declaration property PathCommonPrograms: String;
PathCommonStartMenu		Declaration property PathCommonStartMenu: String;
PathCommonStartup		Declaration property PathCommonStartup: String;
PathControls		Declaration property PathControls: String; Description Control Panel virtual folder containing icons for the control panel applications.
PathCookies		Declaration property PathCookies: String; Description File system directory that serves as a common respository for internet cookies.
PathDeskTop		Declaration property PathDeskTop: String; Description Windows desktop virtual folder at the root of the name space
PathDeskTopDirectory		Declaration property PathDeskTopDirectory: String; Description File system directory used to physically store file objects on the desktop (not to be confused with the desktop folder itself).
PathDrives		Declaration property PathDrives: String; Description My Computer virtual folder containing everything on the local computer: storage devices, printers, and Control Panel. The folder may also contain mapped network drives.
PathFavorites		Declaration property PathFavorites: String; Description File system directory that serves as a common respository for favorites.
PathFonts		Declaration property PathFonts: String; Description Virtual folder containing fonts.
PathHistory		Declaration property PathHistory: String; Description File system directory that serves as a common respository for internet history.
PathInternet		Declaration property PathInternet: String; Description File system directory that serves as a common respository for internet.
PathInternetCache		Declaration property PathInternetCache: String; Description File system directory that serves as a common respository for internet cache.
PathNetHood		Declaration property PathNetHood: String; Description File system directory containing objects that appear in the network neighborhood
PathNetwork		Declaration property PathNetwork: String; Description Network Neighborhood virtual folder representing the top level of the network hierarchy.
PathPersonal		Declaration property PathPersonal: String; Description File system directory that serves as a common respository for documents.
PathPrinters		Declaration property PathPrinters: String; Description Printers folder virtual folder containing installed printers.
PathPrintHood		Declaration property PathPrintHood: String;
PathPrograms		Declaration property PathPrograms: String; Description File system directory that contains the user's program groups (which are also file system directories)
PathRecent		Declaration property PathRecent: String; Description File system directory that contains the user's most recently used documents
PathRecycleBin		Declaration property PathRecycleBin: String; Description Recycle bin system directory containing file objects in the user's recycle bin. The location of this directory is not in the registry; it is marked with the hidden and system attributes to prevent the user from moving or deleting it
PathSendTo		Declaration property PathSendTo: String; Description File system directory that contains Send To menu items.
PathStartMenu		Declaration property PathStartMenu: String; Description File system directory containing Start menu items.
PathStartup		Declaration property PathStartup: String; Description File system directory that corresponds to the user's Startup program group.
PathTemplates		Declaration property PathTemplates: String; Description File system directory that serves as a common repository for document templates.
ShortcutName		Declaration property ShortcutName: String; Description Name of the shortcut itself. There will be a file created <shortcutname>.lnk.
StartupDirectory		Declaration property StartupDirectory: String; Description This will be the name of the directory in which the executable will be executed.

Methods

Get_Icon		Declaration procedure Get_Icon; Description Get the properties of the shortcut. First defines the place of the Shortcut (see TIconplace). Next provide the shotcutname and invoke the Get_Icon method.
Make_Icon		Declaration procedure Make_Icon; Description Start making the Icon...

Types

TIconPlace

Declaration
type TIconPlace = (ipDesktop, ipStartMenu, ipPrograms, ipStartup, ipSendTo, ipRecent, ipFavorites);

Description
Type that defines the places where the ShellIcon will be placed.

ipDesktop : On the windows desktop.
ipstartmenu : In the startmenu (click on the start-button, above the programs)
ipPrograms : In the programs-menu (choose start/programs)
ipStartup : In the startup-folder(choose start/programs/startup)
ipRecent : In the documents-folder (choose start/documents)
ipSendto : In the SendTo-folder (Right-click on a file or shortcut and choose SendTo)
ipFavorites : In the Favorites-folder