Unicode-aware file shortcuts in Windows

[Neil Hodgson]

Stanislaw Findeisen:

> E:\Documents and Settings\Staszek\Progs\Python-Windows\test_1>cf.py
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "E:\Documents and 
> Settings\Staszek\Progs\Python-Windows\test_1\cf.py", line 7, in ?
>     shortcut.Save()
>   File "<COMObject <unknown>>", line 2, in Save
> pywintypes.com_error: (-2147352567, 'Exception occurred.', (0, 
> 'WshShortcut.Save', 'Unable to save shortcut "E:\\Documents and 
> Settings\\Staszek\\Progs\\Python-Windows\\test_1\\Te\x9a\xed me c\xfd 
> z\xf3lazcseL\\link do vecer Z\xd3LAKe e\x9a\xed bla.lnk".', None, 0, 
> -2147024893), None)

    I see similar problems using WSH so I think the problem is in 
WScript.Shell, rather than in Python's access to COM. Slightly 
simplified and with the directory created:

<package>
    <job id="js">
       <script language="JScript">
          WScript.Echo("Start")
          var WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell");
          var oShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut("C:\\Těší mě čý 
żółąźćśęŁ\\link do večer ŻÓŁĄKę ěší bla.lnk");
          oShellLink.TargetPath = "c:\\bin\\bb.api";
          oShellLink.Save();
          WScript.Echo("End")
       </script>
    </job>
</package>

C:\bin>cscript ul.wsf
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.6
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1996-2001. All rights reserved.

Start
C:\bin\ul.wsf(9, 11) WshShortcut.Save: Unable to save shortcut "C:\Teší 
me cý zólazcseL\link do vecer ZÓLAKe eší bla.lnk".


C:\bin>dir c:\T*
  Volume in drive C has no label.
  Volume Serial Number is A04B-224D

  Directory of c:\

02/06/2005  10:30 PM                67 test.py
17/09/2005  09:56 AM    <DIR>          Těší mě čý żółąźćśęŁ
                1 File(s)             67 bytes
                1 Dir(s)   7,014,309,888 bytes free

C:\bin>dir "c:\Těší mě čý żółąźćśęŁ"
  Volume in drive C has no label.
  Volume Serial Number is A04B-224D

  Directory of c:\Těší mě čý żółąźćśęŁ

17/09/2005  09:56 AM    <DIR>          .
17/09/2005  09:56 AM    <DIR>          ..
                0 File(s)              0 bytes
                2 Dir(s)   7,014,309,888 bytes free

C:\bin>

    Happy googling.

    Neil