(Delphi ActiveX) 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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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
fac: TCkFileAccess;
target: WideString;
symlink: WideString;
success: Integer;

begin
// 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).  

fac := TCkFileAccess.Create(Self);

// Here we create a symbolic link to point to qa_data/hamlet.xml
// 
target := 'qa_data/hamlet.xml';
symlink := 'qa_output/symlink_hamlet.xml';
success := fac.SymlinkCreate(target,symlink);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(fac.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// 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 <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(fac.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Success.');
end;