CkPython

Create Symbolic Link

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Demonstrates how to create a symbolic (soft) link.

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

CkPython

import sys
import chilkat

success = False

# 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 = chilkat.CkFileAccess()

# 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 != True):
    print(fac.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# 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):
    print(fac.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

print("Success.")