On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 7:27 AM, Ayaskanta Swain <ayaskanta.sw...@altair.com> wrote: > Hi, > > > > Thank you for sending me the link. I tried it by copying the > “shortcut_target(filename)” function into my script. But it does the same > thing as I had mentioned in my previous e-mail. i.e It returns me the target > path correctly if the target exists physically in my hard disk, but behaves > in a wrongful manner if I delete the target keeping the shortcut intact > (Broken shortcut). In that case it creates an empty file (0 size) with the > same name as that of the existing target & creates it at the same physical > location where the target was existing before. Looks like a bug in this > function.
try: open file except: file doesn't exist or something of the such. > > > > I want to see it fail in that case or return something lie NONE , but it > still returns me the target path. > > > > Thanks > > Ayaskant- > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: python-win32-bounces+ayaskanta.swain=altair....@python.org > [mailto:python-win32-bounces+ayaskanta.swain=altair....@python.org] On > Behalf Of Tim Golden > Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 5:30 PM > Cc: python-win32@python.org > Subject: Re: [python-win32] How to read the target of a Windows Shortcut > > > > On 04/03/2011 11:59, Ayaskanta Swain wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> I want to know the target path of a windows shortcut. How do i read the > >> short cut & retrieve the actual target path it is pointing to? I > >> searched the internet & all the documents I found there refer to use > >> Win32com.shell or win32com.client module but was not satisfied with the > >> solutions given there. > > > > Well I don't know if this was one of the solutions with which > > you were "not satisfied", but it does at least have the merit > > of working: > > > > http://timgolden.me.uk/python/win32_how_do_i/read-a-shortcut.html > > > > TJG > > _______________________________________________ > > python-win32 mailing list > > python-win32@python.org > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 > > _______________________________________________ > python-win32 mailing list > python-win32@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 > > -- According to theoretical physics, the division of spatial intervals as the universe evolves gives rise to the fact that in another timeline, your interdimensional counterpart received helpful advice from me...so be eternally pleased for them. _______________________________________________ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
