[pywin32-bugs] [ pywin32-Bugs-2489735 ] AttributeError: win32file.CreateSymbolicLink on Vista

[SourceForge.net <no...@so...>]

Bugs item #2489735, was opened at 2009-01-06 19:56
Message generated for change (Comment added) made by mhammond
You can respond by visiting: 
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=551954&aid=2489735&group_id=78018

Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread,
including the initial issue submission, for this request,
not just the latest update.
Category: win32
Group: None
>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Out of Date
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Jens Diemer (pylucid)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: AttributeError: win32file.CreateSymbolicLink on Vista

Initial Comment:
example:
------------------------------------------------------
import sys
import platform
import win32file

print "sys version:", sys.version
print "platform...:", platform.platform()

print "\n***\n"

win32file.CreateHardLink # ok
win32file.CreateSymbolicLink # AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'CreateSymbolicLink'
------------------------------------------------------


Output:


------------------------------------------------------
sys version: 2.5.2 (r252:60911, Mar 27 2008, 17:57:18) [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)]
platform...: Windows-Vista-6.0.6001-SP1

***

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "test.py", line 14, in <module>
    win32file.CreateSymbolicLink # AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'CreateSymbolicLink'
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'CreateSymbolicLink'
------------------------------------------------------



----------------------------------------------------------------------

>Comment By: Mark Hammond (mhammond)
Date: 2009-01-06 21:20

Message:
it should work with the most recent pywin32 build on any Python version on
vista.

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Comment By: Jens Diemer (pylucid)
Date: 2009-01-06 20:59

Message:
Works with Python 2.6.1!

----------------------------------------------------------------------

You can respond by visiting: 
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=551954&aid=2489735&group_id=78018