Lua Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.77+

Get the Target of a Windows Shortcut

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Demonstrates how to get the target of a Windows shortcut. Lua

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

local fac = chilkat.FileAccess.new()

local targetPath = fac:symlink_target("qa_data/my_shortcut")
if not fac.last_method_success then
    print("Failed to get shortcut target.")
    return
end

print("target path = " .. targetPath)