.. highlightlang:: us

.. _shell_getshortcut:

Shell_GetShortcut
=================

.. index:: Shell_GetShortcut

.. us.tag  Shell_GetShortcut NOTREADYENGLISH FILE_MISC New530

:ref:`Shell_GetShortcut` returns information about a shell short cut file.

.. function::  svInfo = Shell_GetShortcut(ssLinkName, ssFolder)

.. us.return

**Return Value**

*svInfo* is a string vector with 5 elements:

.. list-table::
   :header-rows: 0

   * - svInfo[1]
     - ssLinkTarget. Complete path to the exe file or a different target.
   * - svInfo[2]
     - ssArgs. Arguments of *ssLinkTarget* or an empty string.
   * - svInfo[3]
     - ssDescription: Description text or an empty string.
   * - svInfo[4]
     - ssIconPath. Complete Path to the icon file.
   * - svInfo[5]
     - ssIconIndex. Icon index as a string.

.. us.params

**Parameters**

.. uparam:: ssLinkName

   *ssLinkName* is the link name, for example ``UniPlot 5.2``.

.. uparam:: ssFolder

   *ssFolder* is the directory, see :ref:`Shell_GetSpecialFolder`.

.. us.history

**History**

.. list-table::
   :header-rows: 1

   * - Version
     - Description
   * - 5.3.0
     - New.

.. seealso::
   :ref:`overview-files`,
   :ref:`Shell_CreateShortcut`

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