FileCreateSymbolicLink Method (String, String, PathFormat)

[AlphaFS] Creates a symbolic link (similar to CMD command: "MKLINK") to a file.

Remarks

Symbolic links can point to a non-existent target.

When creating a symbolic link, the operating system does not check to see if the target exists.

Symbolic links are reparse points.

There is a maximum of 31 reparse points (and therefore symbolic links) allowed in a particular path.

See CreateSymbolicLink to run this method in an elevated state.

Namespace: Alphaleonis.Win32.Filesystem
Assembly: AlphaFS (in AlphaFS.dll) Version: 2.2

Syntax

public static void CreateSymbolicLink(
	string symlinkFileName,
	string targetFileName,
	PathFormat pathFormat
)

Public Shared Sub CreateSymbolicLink ( 
	symlinkFileName As String,
	targetFileName As String,
	pathFormat As PathFormat
)

public:
static void CreateSymbolicLink(
	String^ symlinkFileName, 
	String^ targetFileName, 
	PathFormat pathFormat
)

static member CreateSymbolicLink : 
        symlinkFileName : string * 
        targetFileName : string * 
        pathFormat : PathFormat -> unit

symlinkFileName: Type: SystemString
The name of the target for the symbolic link to be created.
targetFileName: Type: SystemString
The symbolic link to be created.
pathFormat: Type: Alphaleonis.Win32.FilesystemPathFormat
Indicates the format of the path parameter(s).

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException
ArgumentNullException
IOException
PlatformNotSupportedException	The operating system is older than Windows Vista.

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