Java

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.

Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.FileAccess;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        FileAccess fac = new FileAccess();

        String targetPath;
        try {
            targetPath = fac.symlinkTarget("qa_data/my_shortcut");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println("Failed to get shortcut target.");
            return;
        }

        System.out.println("target path = " + targetPath);
    }
}