use Win32::Shortcut;

use strict;
use warnings;

my $link = Win32::Shortcut->new();

$link->{'Path'} = 'C:\Documents and Settings\jim\My Documents\google_maps.txt';
$link->{'WorkingDirectory'} = 'C:\Documents and Settings\jim\My Documents';
$link->{'ShowCmd'} = SW_SHOWNORMAL;
$link->Save('C:/Documents and Settings/jim/Desktop/google_maps.lnk');
$link->Close();

##</code><code>##

C:\Documents and Settings\jim\Desktop>dir *.lnk
 Volume in drive C is mecano
 Volume Serial Number is 84B7-29B9

 Directory of C:\Documents and Settings\jim\Desktop

07.26.05  12:35 PM               648 google_maps.lnk
07.26.05  12:24 PM               594 Shortcut to Google_maps.txt.lnk