[python-win32] Find Target

Tim Roberts timr at probo.com
Thu Apr 3 19:17:14 CEST 2008


Rickey, Kyle W wrote:
> Tim, let me rephrase. I'm not trying to display the shortcut dialog,
> only reproduce the behavior that happens when you click 'Find Target'.
> For instance, I've generated a file and I want show the user that file
> in explorer.
>   

"Find Target" just follows a shortcut and opens the directory containing 
that shortcut.  The shell library has an API for fetching the target 
path from a shortcut file.  You could just pull the path from the 
shortcut, and startup a new Explorer in that directory.

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Tim Roberts, timr at probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.



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