How to add Desktop Shortcut to ClickOnce Deployment Application

Here’s a great post on how to add a desktop shortcut to ClickOnce Deployed Application. (Scott Schecter’s post)
http://blog.scottschecter.net/TheZenOfTheClickOnceDeployedApplicationDesktopShortcut.aspx

Here’s the version of this solution in VB. (Julia Lerman’s post)
http://blog.ziffdavis.com/devlife/archive/2006/07/28/42695.aspx

If you don’t want to follow the link, here’s the code:

/// <summary>

/// This will create a Application Reference file on the users desktop

/// if they do not already have one when the program is loaded.

//    If not debugging in visual studio check for Application Reference

//    #if (!debug)

//        CheckForShortcut();

//    #endif

/// </summary

void CheckForShortcut()

{
  ApplicationDeployment ad = ApplicationDeployment.CurrentDeployment;

  if (ad.IsFirstRun)

  {
    Assembly code = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();

    string company = string.Empty;

    string description = string.Empty;

    if (Attribute.IsDefined(code, typeof(AssemblyCompanyAttribute)))

    {
      AssemblyCompanyAttribute ascompany =
          (AssemblyCompanyAttribute)Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(
              code,

              typeof(AssemblyCompanyAttribute));

      company = ascompany.Company;
    }

    if (Attribute.IsDefined(code, typeof(AssemblyDescriptionAttribute)))

    {
      AssemblyDescriptionAttribute asdescription =
          (AssemblyDescriptionAttribute)Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(
              code,

              typeof(AssemblyDescriptionAttribute));

      description = asdescription.Description;
    }

    if (company != string.Empty && description != string.Empty)

    {
      string desktopPath = string.Empty;

      desktopPath = string.Concat(
          Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop),

          "\\", description, ".appref-ms");

      string shortcutName = string.Empty;

      shortcutName = string.Concat(
          Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Programs),

          "\\", company, "\\", description, ".appref-ms");

      System.IO.File.Copy(shortcutName, desktopPath, true);
    }
  }
}

Hope it helps out.

Thanks,
Murray