Thank you. Found it on my VISTA system. On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 7:19 AM, David Mitchell <davidmitch...@att.net>wrote:
> Don, > > On win7, I am able to create a symlink with this built in command: > > D:\>mklink d:\P7310004.lnk.JPG d:\P7310004.JPG > symbolic link created for d:\P7310004.lnk.JPG <<===>> d:\P7310004.JPG > > D:\>dir P73* > Volume in drive D is D > Volume Serial Number is 466B-310F > > Directory of D:\ > > 01/04/2011 16:24 1,364,017 P7310004.JPG > 02/02/2012 09:06 <SYMLINK> P7310004.lnk.JPG [d:\P7310004.JPG] > 2 File(s) 1,364,017 bytes > 0 Dir(s) 36,199,112,704 bytes free > > It did require that I run in an administrator-enabled cmd window. > > I also tried creating a hard link: > > D:\>mklink /H d:\P7310004.hlnk.JPG d:\P7310004.JPG > Hardlink created for d:\P7310004.hlnk.JPG <<===>> d:\P7310004.JPG > > D:\>dir P73* > Volume in drive D is D > Volume Serial Number is 466B-310F > > Directory of D:\ > > 01/04/2011 16:24 1,364,017 P7310004.hlnk.JPG > 01/04/2011 16:24 1,364,017 P7310004.JPG > 02/02/2012 09:06 <SYMLINK> P7310004.lnk.JPG [d:\P7310004.JPG] > 3 File(s) 2,728,034 bytes > 0 Dir(s) 36,199,112,704 bytes free > > I deleted both the symlink and the hard link file and the original was not > deleted. > > On 2/2/2012 8:37, Don Guinn wrote: > > I am hesitant to install this as if I get it wrong it could wipe out my > > disk. I looked for ln.exe and found several sources, but I felt > > uncomfortable downloading them since I knew little about the sources. So, > > where did you get ln.exe? One source > > http://schinagl.priv.at/nt/ln/ln.html, said > > that required dlls are needed to be installed from Microsoft. Is that > > necessary? > > > > The documentation for this on the web is limited, probably better > > documentation if I downloaded. But I thought I would feel safer knowing > > where you got it. What happens when you delete a file that is linked? Are > > use counts maintained? > > > > 2012/2/2 Björn Helgason<gos...@gmail.com> > > > >> I found a perfect solution to this problem. > >> > >> There is a utility ln.exe that can make the file appear in temp even if > it > >> continues to be in its original place and it does not take any extra > space > >> > >> > >> C:\Users\bjorn\j701-user>ln c:\tmp\spil\101.png temp\101.png > >> ln 2.650 > >> c:\tmp\spil\101.png > >> 1 file linked > >> > >> C:\Users\bjorn\j701-user>dir temp\*.png > >> Volume in drive C is ACER > >> Volume Serial Number is 6CE8-E433 > >> > >> Directory of C:\Users\bjorn\j701-user\temp > >> > >> 21.01.2012 17:57 2.520 101.png > >> 1 File(s) 2.520 bytes > >> 0 Dir(s) 14.398.377.984 bytes free > >> > >> > >> C:\Users\bjorn\j701-user>ln > >> ln 2.650 (Recursivly) creates hardlinks for files within NTFS partitions > >> Usage. ln [options] file|dir|UNCname new_name|new_dir|UNCname > >> > >> Windows thinks it is in both spaces. > >> > >> I was using this to get rid of extra files in winsxs > >> Reclaimed more than 13 GB of space on the disk. > >> It also has the extra benefit of solving this problem for me. > >> > >> > >> 2012/1/22 Björn Helgason<gos...@gmail.com> > >> > >>> jhspng'~temp/113.png' > >>> jhspng'c:\tmp\spil\113.png' > >>> > >>> I have png playing cards > >>> > >>> When I have the cards in the folder c:\tmp\spil\ the card does not > >> display. > >>> > >>> When the same card is in ~temp/ it is fine > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Björn Helgason, Verkfræðingur > >>> Fornustekkum II > >>> 781 Hornafirði, > >>> t-póst: gos...@gmail.com > >>> gsm: +3546985532 > >>> twitter: @flugfiskur > >>> http://groups.google.com/group/J-Programming > >>> > >>> > >>> Tæknikunnátta höndlar hið flókna, sköpunargáfa er meistari > einfaldleikans > >>> > >>> góður kennari getur stigið á tær án þess að glansinn fari af skónum > >>> /|_ .-----------------------------------. > >>> ,' .\ / | Með léttri lund verður | > >>> ,--' _,' | Dagurinn í dag | > >>> / / | Enn betri en gærdagurinn | > >>> ( -. | `-----------------------------------' > >>> | ) | (\_ _/) > >>> (`-. '--.) (='.'=) ♖♘♗♕♔♙ > >>> `. )----' (")_(") ☃☠ > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Björn Helgason, Verkfræðingur > >> Fornustekkum II > >> 781 Hornafirði, > >> t-póst: gos...@gmail.com > >> gsm: +3546985532 > >> twitter: @flugfiskur > >> http://groups.google.com/group/J-Programming > >> > >> > >> Tæknikunnátta höndlar hið flókna, sköpunargáfa er meistari > einfaldleikans > >> > >> góður kennari getur stigið á tær án þess að glansinn fari af skónum > >> /|_ .-----------------------------------. > >> ,' .\ / | Með léttri lund verður | > >> ,--' _,' | Dagurinn í dag | > >> / / | Enn betri en gærdagurinn | > >> ( -. | `-----------------------------------' > >> | ) | (\_ _/) > >> (`-. '--.) 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