How to change the default icon of a shortcut file on Mac using Java

[Lucky Dhar]

String[] cmd = { "ln" "s" ,"sourcePath " ,"destPath" };

try{
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);
}
catch(IOException y){
System.out.println("Error"+y.getMessage())

I have created a Shortcut using the above code in Mac.
I need to change the default icon of shortcut created .I need to do it using Java.

Thanks
Lucky

[Lucky Dhar]

I need to change the icon image of shortcut created.

It needs to be implemented in java.

Thanks
Lucky

[Lasse Koskela]

I just googled a bit for this and to me it seems like you'd need to bundle your Java application like a native OS X application and include a plist file that defines the icon to use. This thread also seemed potentially useful.

[Lucky Dhar]

Hi Everyone,

In my Swing Application,i have created a shortcut to a pdf file on button click .
Now the problem is that it is showing the default icon of Pdf .

I want to change this default Pdf icon and specify my own icon image.

I have used the following code to create a shortcut to a pdf file.

String[] cmd = { "ln", "-s", "/Users/abc/Documents/new.pdf" , "/Users/abc/Desktop/test.pdf" };

Try{
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd)
}
catch(IOException y){
System.out.println("Error"+y.getMessage());

}
I want to change the icon image of pdf shortcut created on button click.


Thanks
Lucky

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[Lasse Koskela]

Lucky, you can continue asking the same question here again and again but that won't change the answers.