- Removed IWshRuntimeLibrary. It is no longer needed for the plugin.

- Added ShortcutHelper for invocation calls.

Plugins/Wox.Plugin.Program/Programs.cs

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Windows;
-using IWshRuntimeLibrary;
 using Wox.Infrastructure;
 using Wox.Plugin.Program.ProgramSources;
 using Wox.Infrastructure.Logger;
@@ -50,14 +49,6 @@ namespace Wox.Plugin.Program
             return results;
         }
 
-        static string ResolveShortcut(string filePath)
-        {
-            // IWshRuntimeLibrary is in the COM library "Windows Script Host Object Model"
-            WshShell shell = new WshShell();
-            IWshShortcut shortcut = (IWshShortcut)shell.CreateShortcut(filePath);
-            return shortcut.TargetPath;
-        }
-
         private bool MatchProgram(Program program, FuzzyMatcher matcher)
         {
             var scores = new List<string> { program.Title, program.PinyinTitle, program.AbbrTitle, program.ExecuteName };
@@ -224,7 +215,7 @@ namespace Wox.Plugin.Program
                         if (Path.EndsWith(".lnk"))
                         {
                             //get location of shortcut
-                            var resolved = ResolveShortcut(Path);
+                            var resolved = ShortcutHelper.ResolveShortcut(Path);
                             if(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(resolved))
                                 Path = resolved;
                         }

Plugins/Wox.Plugin.Program/ShortcutHelper.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+/*
+    Shortcut resolver. Avoids using IWshRuntimeLibrary
+    Proposed by Sam Saffron @ StackOverflow
+*/
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace Wox.Plugin.Program
+{
+    public class ShortcutHelper
+    {
+        #region Signatures
+        [DllImport("shfolder.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
+        internal static extern int SHGetFolderPath(IntPtr hwndOwner, int nFolder, IntPtr hToken, int dwFlags, StringBuilder lpszPath);
+
+        [Flags()]
+        enum SLGP_FLAGS
+        {
+            /// <summary>Retrieves the standard short (8.3 format) file name</summary>
+            SLGP_SHORTPATH = 0x1,
+            /// <summary>Retrieves the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path name of the file</summary>
+            SLGP_UNCPRIORITY = 0x2,
+            /// <summary>Retrieves the raw path name. A raw path is something that might not exist and may include environment variables that need to be expanded</summary>
+            SLGP_RAWPATH = 0x4
+        }
+
+        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
+        struct WIN32_FIND_DATAW
+        {
+            public uint dwFileAttributes;
+            public long ftCreationTime;
+            public long ftLastAccessTime;
+            public long ftLastWriteTime;
+            public uint nFileSizeHigh;
+            public uint nFileSizeLow;
+            public uint dwReserved0;
+            public uint dwReserved1;
+            [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 260)]
+            public string cFileName;
+            [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 14)]
+            public string cAlternateFileName;
+        }
+
+        [Flags()]
+        enum SLR_FLAGS
+        {
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Do not display a dialog box if the link cannot be resolved. When SLR_NO_UI is set,
+            /// the high-order word of fFlags can be set to a time-out value that specifies the
+            /// maximum amount of time to be spent resolving the link. The function returns if the
+            /// link cannot be resolved within the time-out duration. If the high-order word is set
+            /// to zero, the time-out duration will be set to the default value of 3,000 milliseconds
+            /// (3 seconds). To specify a value, set the high word of fFlags to the desired time-out
+            /// duration, in milliseconds.
+            /// </summary>
+            SLR_NO_UI = 0x1,
+            /// <summary>Obsolete and no longer used</summary>
+            SLR_ANY_MATCH = 0x2,
+            /// <summary>If the link object has changed, update its path and list of identifiers.
+            /// If SLR_UPDATE is set, you do not need to call IPersistFile::IsDirty to determine
+            /// whether or not the link object has changed.</summary>
+            SLR_UPDATE = 0x4,
+            /// <summary>Do not update the link information</summary>
+            SLR_NOUPDATE = 0x8,
+            /// <summary>Do not execute the search heuristics</summary>
+            SLR_NOSEARCH = 0x10,
+            /// <summary>Do not use distributed link tracking</summary>
+            SLR_NOTRACK = 0x20,
+            /// <summary>Disable distributed link tracking. By default, distributed link tracking tracks
+            /// removable media across multiple devices based on the volume name. It also uses the
+            /// Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path to track remote file systems whose drive letter
+            /// has changed. Setting SLR_NOLINKINFO disables both types of tracking.</summary>
+            SLR_NOLINKINFO = 0x40,
+            /// <summary>Call the Microsoft Windows Installer</summary>
+            SLR_INVOKE_MSI = 0x80
+        }
+
+
+        /// <summary>The IShellLink interface allows Shell links to be created, modified, and resolved</summary>
+        [ComImport(), InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown), Guid("000214F9-0000-0000-C000-000000000046")]
+        interface IShellLinkW
+        {
+            /// <summary>Retrieves the path and file name of a Shell link object</summary>
+            void GetPath([Out(), MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] StringBuilder pszFile, int cchMaxPath, out WIN32_FIND_DATAW pfd, SLGP_FLAGS fFlags);
+            /// <summary>Retrieves the list of item identifiers for a Shell link object</summary>
+            void GetIDList(out IntPtr ppidl);
+            /// <summary>Sets the pointer to an item identifier list (PIDL) for a Shell link object.</summary>
+            void SetIDList(IntPtr pidl);
+            /// <summary>Retrieves the description string for a Shell link object</summary>
+            void GetDescription([Out(), MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] StringBuilder pszName, int cchMaxName);
+            /// <summary>Sets the description for a Shell link object. The description can be any application-defined string</summary>
+            void SetDescription([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszName);
+            /// <summary>Retrieves the name of the working directory for a Shell link object</summary>
+            void GetWorkingDirectory([Out(), MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] StringBuilder pszDir, int cchMaxPath);
+            /// <summary>Sets the name of the working directory for a Shell link object</summary>
+            void SetWorkingDirectory([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszDir);
+            /// <summary>Retrieves the command-line arguments associated with a Shell link object</summary>
+            void GetArguments([Out(), MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] StringBuilder pszArgs, int cchMaxPath);
+            /// <summary>Sets the command-line arguments for a Shell link object</summary>
+            void SetArguments([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszArgs);
+            /// <summary>Retrieves the hot key for a Shell link object</summary>
+            void GetHotkey(out short pwHotkey);
+            /// <summary>Sets a hot key for a Shell link object</summary>
+            void SetHotkey(short wHotkey);
+            /// <summary>Retrieves the show command for a Shell link object</summary>
+            void GetShowCmd(out int piShowCmd);
+            /// <summary>Sets the show command for a Shell link object. The show command sets the initial show state of the window.</summary>
+            void SetShowCmd(int iShowCmd);
+            /// <summary>Retrieves the location (path and index) of the icon for a Shell link object</summary>
+            void GetIconLocation([Out(), MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] StringBuilder pszIconPath,
+                int cchIconPath, out int piIcon);
+            /// <summary>Sets the location (path and index) of the icon for a Shell link object</summary>
+            void SetIconLocation([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszIconPath, int iIcon);
+            /// <summary>Sets the relative path to the Shell link object</summary>
+            void SetRelativePath([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszPathRel, int dwReserved);
+            /// <summary>Attempts to find the target of a Shell link, even if it has been moved or renamed</summary>
+            void Resolve(IntPtr hwnd, SLR_FLAGS fFlags);
+            /// <summary>Sets the path and file name of a Shell link object</summary>
+            void SetPath([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszFile);
+
+        }
+
+        [ComImport, Guid("0000010c-0000-0000-c000-000000000046"),
+        InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
+        public interface IPersist
+        {
+            [PreserveSig]
+            void GetClassID(out Guid pClassID);
+        }
+
+
+        [ComImport, Guid("0000010b-0000-0000-C000-000000000046"),
+        InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
+        public interface IPersistFile : IPersist
+        {
+            new void GetClassID(out Guid pClassID);
+            [PreserveSig]
+            int IsDirty();
+
+            [PreserveSig]
+            void Load([In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
+    string pszFileName, uint dwMode);
+
+            [PreserveSig]
+            void Save([In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszFileName,
+                [In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)] bool fRemember);
+
+            [PreserveSig]
+            void SaveCompleted([In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszFileName);
+
+            [PreserveSig]
+            void GetCurFile([In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string ppszFileName);
+        }
+
+        const uint STGM_READ = 0;
+        const int MAX_PATH = 260;
+
+        // CLSID_ShellLink from ShlGuid.h 
+        [
+            ComImport(),
+            Guid("00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046")
+        ]
+        public class ShellLink
+        {
+        }
+        #endregion
+        public static string ResolveShortcut(string filename)
+        {
+            ShellLink link = new ShellLink();
+            ((IPersistFile)link).Load(filename, STGM_READ);
+            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(MAX_PATH);
+            WIN32_FIND_DATAW data = new WIN32_FIND_DATAW();
+            ((IShellLinkW)link).GetPath(sb, sb.Capacity, out data, 0);
+            return sb.ToString();
+        }
+    }
+}

Plugins/Wox.Plugin.Program/Wox.Plugin.Program.csproj

@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
     <Compile Include="ProgramSuffixes.xaml.cs">
       <DependentUpon>ProgramSuffixes.xaml</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="ShortcutHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="StringEmptyConverter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
@@ -126,17 +127,6 @@
       <Name>Wox.Plugin</Name>
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <COMReference Include="IWshRuntimeLibrary">
-      <Guid>{F935DC20-1CF0-11D0-ADB9-00C04FD58A0B}</Guid>
-      <VersionMajor>1</VersionMajor>
-      <VersionMinor>0</VersionMinor>
-      <Lcid>0</Lcid>
-      <WrapperTool>tlbimp</WrapperTool>
-      <Isolated>False</Isolated>
-      <EmbedInteropTypes>True</EmbedInteropTypes>
-    </COMReference>
-  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.