CreateBindLink function (bindlink.h)

This API allows admins to create a bind link between a virtual path and a backing path. The virtual path is always local while the backing path could be local or remote (a network share, for example). The parent of the virtualPath should be visible for the link creation to succeed. Both the virtual path and the backing path can represent files or directories. The backingPath for a prior link can be a virtualPath for a subsequent link as well. CreateBindLink can only be called by a user with Administrator privileges. Once created, a bind link exists system-wide, and it lasts until it is deleted by calling RemoveBindLink, or until the system is shut down.

Syntax

HRESULT CreateBindLink(
  PCWSTR                 virtualPath,
  PCWSTR                 backingPath,
  CREATE_BIND_LINK_FLAGS createBindLinkFlags,
  UINT32                 exceptionCount,
  PCWSTR * const         exceptionPaths
);

Parameters

virtualPath

The virtual path to be used to create the bind link.

backingPath

The backing path to be used to create the bind link.

createBindLinkFlags

These flags can change the default bind link behavior to suit the needs of the user. See CREATE_BIND_LINK_FLAGS for more details.

exceptionCount

The number of exceptions provided in the exceptionPaths parameter.

exceptionPaths

The exception paths to be excluded from the bind link. Note that exceptions do not apply to anchorless links since anchorless virtual paths have no descendants by definition and, therefore, have no paths that qualify. The API will return an error if there is an attempt to pass exceptions to anchorless link.

Remarks

For more information about creating bind links, see Bindlink Overview - Creating bind links.

Examples

For a full example of how to use the CreateBindLink and RemoveBindLink APIs, see the bind link example page.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Header	bindlink.h
Library	bindlink.lib
DLL	bindlink.dll

See also

RemoveBindLink