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Get full path of file a shortcut link references

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Add a reference to Microsoft Shell Controls and Automation to your project. Then add the method shown below:

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  1. public string GetShortcutTargetFile(string shortcutFilename) {
  2. 	string pathOnly = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(shortcutFilename);
  3. 	string filenameOnly = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(shortcutFilename);
  4.  
  5. 	Shell32.Shell shell = new Shell32.ShellClass();
  6. 	Shell32.Folder folder = shell.NameSpace(pathOnly);
  7. 	Shell32.FolderItem folderItem = folder.ParseName(filenameOnly);
  8. 	if (folderItem != null) {
  9. 		Shell32.ShellLinkObject link =
  10. 		(Shell32.ShellLinkObject)folderItem.GetLink;
  11. 		return link.Path;
  12. 	}
  13. 	return ""; // not found
  14. }

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