Option Explicit
 
Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" _
    Alias "ShellExecuteA" (ByVal hWnd As Long, _
    ByVal lOperation As String, _
    ByVal lpFile As String, _
    ByVal lpParameters As String, _
    ByVal lpDirectory As String, _
    ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long
 
Private Enum SpecialFolderIDs
  sfidDESKTOP = &H0
  sfidPROGRAMS = &H2
  sfidPERSONAL = &H5
  sfidFAVORITES = &H6
  sfidSTARTUP = &H7
  sfidRECENT = &H8
  sfidSENDTO = &H9
  sfidSTARTMENU = &HB
  sfidDESKTOPDIRECTORY = &H10
  sfidNETHOOD = &H13
  sfidFONTS = &H14
  sfidTEMPLATES = &H15
  sfidCOMMON_STARTMENU = &H16
  sfidCOMMON_PROGRAMS = &H17
  sfidCOMMON_STARTUP = &H18
  sfidCOMMON_DESKTOPDIRECTORY = &H19
  sfidAPPDATA = &H1A
  sfidPRINTHOOD = &H1B
  sfidProgramFiles = &H10000
  sfidCommonFiles = &H10001
End Enum
 
Private Type SHITEMID
  cb As Long
  abID As Byte
End Type
 
Private Type ITEMIDLIST
  mkid As SHITEMID
End Type
 
Private Declare Function SHGetSpecialFolderLocation Lib _
  "shell32.dll" (ByVal hwndOwner As Long, _
  ByVal nFolder As Long, pidl As ITEMIDLIST) As Long
 
Private Declare Function SHGetPathFromIDList Lib _
  "shell32.dll" Alias "SHGetPathFromIDListA" _
  (ByVal pidl As Long, ByVal pszPath As String) As Long

' Standard Systemordner ermitteln
Private Function GetSpecialFolder(CSIDL As _
  SpecialFolderIDs) As String
 
  Dim lResult As Long
  Dim IDL As ITEMIDLIST
  Dim sPath As String
 
  lResult = SHGetSpecialFolderLocation(100, CSIDL, IDL)
  If lResult = 0 Then
    sPath = Space$(512)
    lResult = SHGetPathFromIDList(ByVal IDL.mkid.cb, _
      ByVal sPath)
    GetSpecialFolder = Left$(sPath, InStr(sPath, _
      Chr$(0)) - 1)
  End If
End Function

Private Sub Form_Load()
  Me.KeyPreview = True
End Sub

Private Sub Form_KeyPress(KeyAscii As Integer)
  Dim sPath As String
 
  If KeyAscii = Asc("j") Then
    ' Pfad zum Desktop
    sPath = GetSpecialFolder(sfidDESKTOP)
 
    ' Dateiname der Verknüpfung
    ShellExecute Me.hWnd, "open", "Name_der_Verknüpfung", "", sPath, 1
  End If
End Sub

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