Re: [Orgmode] Org-attach-link on Windows XP

[David Maus]

At Tue, 9 Nov 2010 23:49:42 -0500,
Chao LU wrote:
> I'm trying to manage a small personal library using org-mode. The command I
> find really useful is org-attach, then choose link. However, unluckily,
> seems Window XP seems not work well with this function, what it actually did
> is COPY the file... Since I'm managing a little library, I could not bear to
> have excess copy. So does anyone has advice how to fix this problem?

Windows XP does not support symlinks natively, but with the help of a
tool called Junction[1] -- Windows Vista and Windows 7 provide a
program called mklink that creates links.

So: Currently Org does not support linking for WinXP and Windows 7,
but I've put it on the list.

Best,
  -- David

[1] http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896768.aspx
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