Shell Shortcuts could be used to implement symlink like behaviour, and it would be compatible on more systems, but it would be a bigger pain to implement in PHP.
As far as the directory junctions, this is how MS describes them: # NTFS Directory Junctions. These are NTFS directories that can be resolved to any local namespace. Directory junctions provide a very powerful tool for system administrators, but are not generally deployed—they can only be created with the Linkd.exe tool in the Windows 2000 Resource Kit. Because NTFS directory junctions can be used to make the storage namespace span volumes, they may present new subtleties for application developers. A key phrase here, 'local namespace'. Basicly, they ARE symlinks for directories. http://www.winnetmag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=8321 http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/howitworks/fileandprint/stordev.asp http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/misc.shtml#junction And if someone was really wanting symlinks for files, Reparse Points could be used to implement a file system filter that implements them. Shane -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
