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PROCEDURE CreateURLShortcut(cFileName, cURL)
   LOCAL hFile

   // Ensure the filename ends with .url
   IF AT(".url", LOWER(cFileName)) == 0
      cFileName += ".url"
   ENDIF

   // Create and write to the file
   hFile := FCreate(cFileName)
   IF hFile != -1
      FWrite(hFile, "[InternetShortcut]" + Chr(13) + Chr(10))
      FWrite(hFile, "URL=" + cURL + Chr(13) + Chr(10))
      FClose(hFile)
   ELSE
      ? "Error creating file:", cFileName
   ENDIF
RETURN

// Usage:
CreateURLShortcut("MyWebShortcut.url", "https://www.example.com")

PROCEDURE CreateLNKShortcut(cLnkPath, cURL)
   LOCAL oShell, oShortcut

   // Initialize COM (if not already done)
   IF !Empty(GetActiveObject("WScript.Shell"))
      oShell := CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
   ELSE
      ? "COM initialization failed."
      RETURN
   ENDIF

   // Create the shortcut
   oShortcut := oShell:CreateShortcut(cLnkPath)
   oShortcut:TargetPath := "rundll32.exe"
   oShortcut:Arguments := "url.dll,FileProtocolHandler " + cURL
   oShortcut:Save()
RETURN

// Usage:
CreateLNKShortcut("MyWebShortcut.lnk", "https://www.example.com")