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fCreateLink (Function)

In french: fCréeLien

Creates a link on a file at the specified location. This link can be:

a symbolic link (lnk file).
a physical link. This link may (or may not) be named like the source file. The physical link is used to make the same file appear at different locations.

Remarks:

To delete a symbolic or physical link, use fDelete.
To create a shortcut on the Windows desktop, in the "Start" menu of Windows or in a specific directory, use CreateShortCut.

Versions 19 and later

This function is now available for PHP sites.

New in version 19

This function is now available for PHP sites.

This function is now available for PHP sites.

Example

// Create a symbolic link (lnk file)
fCreateLink("C:\temp\readme.txt", "C:\readme.lnk", fLinkSymbolic)

// Create a physical link
fCreateLink("C:\temp\readme.txt", "C:\readme.lnk", fLinkPhysical)

Syntax

<Result> = fCreateLink(<Pointed file> , <Link destination> , <Type of link> [, <Command line> [, <Working directory>]])

<Result>: Boolean

True if the link was created,
False otherwise. To find out the error details, use ErrorInfo.

<Pointed file>: Character string (with quotes)

Full path of the file toward which the link will point.

<Link destination>: Character string (with quotes)

Path and name of the file corresponding to the link to create. The extension of the link must be specified.

<Type of link>: Integer constant

Type of link to create:
fLinkPhysical Create a physical link.
A physical link is a file that can be accessed via several paths. The file deletion can be performed only when all physical links have been deleted.
Caution: <Pointed file> and <Link destination> must be on the same disk.
fLinkSymbolic Create a symbolic link.
A symbolic link is a "pointer" to a file. The deletion of the symbolic link does not affect the pointed file. The deletion of the pointed file makes the symbolic link invalid.
Only the owner of the file can create a symbolic link.
To create a symbolic link, Windows Vista or later must be used.
In Windows 10, to create a symbolic link, the user must have administrator privileges on the computer.

<Command line>: Optional character string (with quotes)

Versions 19 and later
Command line of the link. This parameter is taken into account when creating a symbolic link only.
This parameter is not available.
New in version 19
Command line of the link. This parameter is taken into account when creating a symbolic link only.
This parameter is not available.
Command line of the link. This parameter is taken into account when creating a symbolic link only.
This parameter is not available.

<Working directory>: Optional character string (with quotes)

Versions 19 and later
Working directory of the link. This parameter is taken into account when creating a symbolic link only.
This parameter is not available.
New in version 19
Working directory of the link. This parameter is taken into account when creating a symbolic link only.
This parameter is not available.
Working directory of the link. This parameter is taken into account when creating a symbolic link only.
This parameter is not available.

Remarks

In Windows, the links can only be created on disks formatted in NTFS.
In order for fCreateLink to operate, you must run PHP in IIS with an elevation of rights
If the system used corresponds to Windows Vista or later, you must use a PHP server later than version 5.3.

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