[Interest] QFile and file shortcuts on Windows.

[Mike Chinander]

You'll probably only have to write a little extra code and use
QFileInfo::isSymLink() <https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qfileinfo.html#isSymLink>
and QFileInfo::symLinkTarget()
<https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qfileinfo.html#symLinkTarget>

On Fri, Sep 24, 2021 at 10:01 AM Crocker, William <
William.Crocker at analog.com> wrote:

> Hello:
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> My app uses Qfile:
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> QFile in_file(file_to_read);
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> if( in_file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly|QIODevice::Text) ) {
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>     ...
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> On windows this fails (for me) for files which are actually Windows
> shortcuts to the real file.
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> Is that a bug or am I supposed to the provide special code for shortcut
> detection and processing.
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> I am using Qt 5.9.1 (forgive me).
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> Thanks.
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> ***
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> Bill
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