(MFC) Create Symbolic Link

Demonstrates how to create a symbolic (soft) link.

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

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See Also: Using MFC CString in Chilkat

#include <CkFileAccess.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkString strOut;

    // Chilkat supports symbolic links on both Windows and non-Windows operating systems.
    // Note: On Windows, symbolic links and Windows shortcuts are two different things.
    // On the Windows operating system, a process requires a special privilege to create
    // a symbolic link (unless running as administrator).  

    CkFileAccess fac;

    // Here we create a symbolic link to point to qa_data/hamlet.xml
    // 
    const char *target = "qa_data/hamlet.xml";
    const char *symlink = "qa_output/symlink_hamlet.xml";
    bool success = fac.SymlinkCreate(target,symlink);
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(fac.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    // Here we create a directory symbolic link.  The target is a directory (not a regular file)
    target = "qa_data/xml/";
    symlink = "qa_output/xml_dir";
    success = fac.SymlinkCreate(target,symlink);
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(fac.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    strOut.append("Success.");
    strOut.append("\r\n");


    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());

    }