Java

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.

Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.FileAccess;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // 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).

        FileAccess fac = new FileAccess();

        // Here we create a symbolic link to point to qa_data/hamlet.xml
        //
        String target = "qa_data/hamlet.xml";
        String symlink = "qa_output/symlink_hamlet.xml";
        try {
            fac.symlinkCreate(target, symlink);

            // 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";
            fac.symlinkCreate(target, symlink);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println("Success.");
    }
}