Node.js

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.

Node.js

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function chilkatExample() {

    var 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).  

    var fac = new chilkat.FileAccess();

    // Here we create a symbolic link to point to qa_data/hamlet.xml
    // 
    var target = "qa_data/hamlet.xml";
    var symlink = "qa_output/symlink_hamlet.xml";
    success = fac.SymlinkCreate(target,symlink);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(fac.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // 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) {
        console.log(fac.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Success.");

}

chilkatExample();