Dave Page wrote: > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Bruce Momjian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> >>Also, I have heard symlinks are available in native Windows >>but the interface to them isn't clearly visible. Can someone >>clarify that? > > > Well there are 'shortcuts' but I wouldn't want to trust my xlog > directory to one.
These are Shell OLE links. As Dave points out, it requires the shell to interpret the shortcut. > > Even if I did, iirc, unless you are using the shell api, they just > appear to be regular files anyway (for example, in Cygwin vi, I can edit > a shortcut to a directory). > > Regards, Dave. In Windows 2000 and Windows XP with an NTFS filesystem, Microsoft has added Reparse Points, which allow for the implementation of symbolic links for directories. Microsoft calls them "Junctions". I *believe* the function used for creating reparse points is DeviceIoControl() with the FSCTL_SET_REPARSE_POINT I/O control code. I don't have quick access to 2K or XP, but it is clearly not supported by Win32 on 95/98/ME. Here's a link discussing the features of NTFS5 and Reparse Points: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnw2kmag00/html/NTFSPart1.asp Mike Mascari [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
