Chilkat2-Python

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-Python

import sys
import chilkat2

fac = chilkat2.FileAccess()

targetPath = fac.SymlinkTarget("qa_data/my_shortcut")
if (fac.LastMethodSuccess != True):
    print("Failed to get shortcut target.")
    sys.exit()

print("target path = " + targetPath)