CkPython

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.

CkPython

import sys
import chilkat

fac = chilkat.CkFileAccess()

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

print("target path = " + targetPath)