os.link & NTFS 5

["Martin v. Löwis"]

Wolfgang Strobl wrote:
>>Right. Now, how do I use this in a binary that needs to run on W9x and
>>WNT as well?
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> You don't.  The original question was about WinXP, though. 

Alas, a single binary needs to support all Windows versions, that's why 
CreateHardLink cannot be used.

>>This isn't really an equivalent: the target file name must denote a
>>directory.
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> 
> If I'm not mistaken, that's just what the OP needed.

The OP said that he wasn't certain what he needs; from the description, 
it appears that hard links are what the OP would really want.

Regards,
Martin