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New-Shortcut.ps1

Description

@GitHub Copilot - Welcome @BanterBoy, I’m your Copilot and I’m here to help you get things done faster. I can identify issues, explain and even improve code.

You can ask generic questions, but what I’m really good at is helping you with your code. For example:

Generate unit tests for my code Explain the selected code Propose a fix for the bugs in my code If you want to learn more about my capabilities and limitations, check out the Copilot documentation.

I’m powered by AI, so surprises and mistakes are possible. Make sure to verify any generated code or suggestions, and share feedback so that we can learn and improve.

@BanterBoy: - Explain what the script does and why it is useful.

@GitHub Copilot -

Script

function New-Shortcut {

    <#

    .SYNOPSIS
    [NAME].ps1 - [1-LINE-DESC]

    .NOTES
    Author	: Luke Leigh
    Website	: https://blog.lukeleigh.com
    Twitter	: https://twitter.com/luke_leighs

    Additional Credits: [REFERENCE]
    Website: [URL]
    Twitter: [URL]

    Change Log
    [VERSIONS]

    .PARAMETER


    .INPUTS
    None. Does not accepted piped input.

    .OUTPUTS
    None. Returns no objects or output.
    System.Boolean  True if the current Powershell is elevated, false if not.
    [use a | get-member on the script to see exactly what .NET obj TypeName is being returning for the info above]

    .EXAMPLE
    .\[SYNTAX EXAMPLE]
    [use an .EXAMPLE keyword per syntax sample]

    .LINK


    .FUNCTIONALITY

    #>

    [CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName = 'Default',
        SupportsShouldProcess = $true,
        PositionalBinding = $false,
        HelpUri = 'http://www.microsoft.com/',
        ConfirmImpact = 'Medium')]
    [Alias('ngp')]
    [OutputType([String])]
    Param (
        # Brief explanation of the parameter and its requirements/function
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $false,
            ValueFromPipeline = $true,
            ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true,
            ValueFromRemainingArguments = $false,
            ParameterSetName = 'Default',
            HelpMessage = "Brief explanation of the parameter and its requirements/function" )]
        [string]
        $SourceFileLocation,

        # Brief explanation of the parameter and its requirements/function
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $false,
            ValueFromPipeline = $true,
            ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true,
            ValueFromRemainingArguments = $false,
            ParameterSetName = 'Default',
            HelpMessage = "Brief explanation of the parameter and its requirements/function" )]
        [string]
        $ShortcutLocation,

        # Brief explanation of the parameter and its requirements/function
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $false,
            ValueFromPipeline = $true,
            ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true,
            ValueFromRemainingArguments = $false,
            ParameterSetName = 'Default',
            HelpMessage = "Brief explanation of the parameter and its requirements/function" )]
        [string]
        $IconLocation

    )

    begin {

    }

    process {

        if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess("$SourceFileLocation", "Create shortcut with icon.")) {

            $WScriptShell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell
            $Shortcut = $WScriptShell.CreateShortcut($ShortcutLocation)
            $Shortcut.TargetPath = $SourceFileLocation
            $Shortcut.IconLocation = $IconLocation
            $Shortcut.Arguments = "/s /t 0"
            $Shortcut.Save()

        }

    }

    end {

    }

}

<#

# Install Module to export icons.
Install-Module -Name IconExport
Import-Module -Name IconExport

# Set Icon Storage Location
$IconStorage = [Environment]::GetFolderPath("ApplicationData") + "\Icons"

#Export Icon
Export-Icon -Path 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe' -Type ico -Directory $IconStorage


# Create a new Shortcut with the icon Specified
New-Shortcut -SourceFileLocation 'https://www.google.co.uk' -ShortcutLocation "$DesktopPath\Google.lnk" -IconLocation "$IconStorage\pwsh-0.ico"

#>

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