Unicode C

Create Symbolic Link

See more FileAccess Examples

Demonstrates how to create a symbolic (soft) link.

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

Unicode C

#include <C_CkFileAccessW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkFileAccessW fac;
    const wchar_t *target;
    const wchar_t *symlink;

    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 = CkFileAccessW_Create();

    // Here we create a symbolic link to point to qa_data/hamlet.xml
    // 
    target = L"qa_data/hamlet.xml";
    symlink = L"qa_output/symlink_hamlet.xml";
    success = CkFileAccessW_SymlinkCreate(fac,target,symlink);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkFileAccessW_lastErrorText(fac));
        CkFileAccessW_Dispose(fac);
        return;
    }

    // Here we create a directory symbolic link.  The target is a directory (not a regular file)
    target = L"qa_data/xml/";
    symlink = L"qa_output/xml_dir";
    success = CkFileAccessW_SymlinkCreate(fac,target,symlink);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkFileAccessW_lastErrorText(fac));
        CkFileAccessW_Dispose(fac);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Success.\n");


    CkFileAccessW_Dispose(fac);

    }