Delphi DLL

Get the Target of a Windows Shortcut

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Demonstrates how to get the target of a Windows shortcut.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.77 or greater.

Delphi DLL

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, FileAccess;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
fac: HCkFileAccess;
targetPath: PWideChar;

begin
fac := CkFileAccess_Create();

targetPath := CkFileAccess__symlinkTarget(fac,'qa_data/my_shortcut');
if (CkFileAccess_getLastMethodSuccess(fac) <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed to get shortcut target.');
    Exit;
  end;
Memo1.Lines.Add('target path = ' + targetPath);

CkFileAccess_Dispose(fac);

end;