Delete link instead of target

[ur]

I wrote below code to delete a file.

But when I am trying to delete a shortcut, it it deleting target file instead of shortcut when I created a context menu entry for this executable.

The executable is working fine if we use it normally instead of context menu.But with COntext menu it is taking the target instead of shortcut.

 

By using the below registries.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Delete Permanently\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Permanent Delete\\Delete Permanently.exe\" \"%1\""

And compiled the below code to executable.

 

DeleteFile($CmdLine[$i]) ; Adding the path through CMD line argument.

Func DeleteFile($sFilePath)
    Local $iDelete = FileDelete($sFilePath)

    ; Display a message of whether the file was deleted.
    If $iDelete Then
        MsgBox($MB_ICONINFORMATION, "Deleting ...", "The file was successfuly deleted: " & $sFilePath,10)
    Else
        MsgBox($MB_ICONERROR, "Deleting ...", "An error occurred while deleting the file: " & $sFilePath & @CRLF & "Please check whether it is in use by any process",10)
    EndIf
EndFunc

 

[jguinch]

It seems to be a desired behaviour from Windows.

You have to add an additional entry specially for the lnk files :

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shell\Delete Permanently\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Permanent Delete\\Delete Permanently.exe\" \"%1\""

 

 

[ur]

It seems to be a desired behaviour from Windows.

You have to add an additional entry specially for the lnk files :

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shell\Delete Permanently\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Permanent Delete\\Delete Permanently.exe\" \"%1\""

 

 

It worked... Many Thanks.

[ur]

I got a different issue now and the context menu is not coming for .url files. I tried the similar approach used for lnkfile and tried in hive InternetShortcut but even with system user rights also I am not able to add registries to this hive.

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut\shell