I am trying to extract a program path from desktop icon

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From: Paul Norrish
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 00:00

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I am trying to drag and drop an icon from the desktop into a textbox ,then
extract the program path,when I do this I get the path below for calculator
C:\windows\desktop\util\calc.lnk
I need the program path so I can add it to database and use it in a
hotkey program. I can drag and drop a file from file manager.but not
a icon.please email me

                    Paul Norrish
                     pnorrish@home.com

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From: "Paul Norrish" <pnorrish@home.com>
Subject: I am trying to extract a program path from desktop icon
Date: 2000/02/12
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