$LINK->{'Path'} = 'C:\PERL\BIN\WPERL.EXE'; # ActiveState $LINK->{'Arguments'} = $path_of_perl_script; $LINK->{'WorkingDirectory'}= "$ENV{HOME}"; # if exists $LINK->{'Description'} = "Perl Shortcut"; $LINK->{'ShowCmd'} = SW_SHOWNORMAL; $LINK->{'IconLocation'} = 'Camel.ico'; # insert your path ... if (-e $shortfile) { ... } # created ?