"DePaz, Marlon" wrote: > I guess that I must have a setting that needs to be changed for me to view >the shortcuts. Where can I find out abot these "unix symbolic links" and how to >create them?
Sorry, symbolic links are only available in a unix system (like Linux.) Windows doesn't have 'em. Shortcuts are what you have to use in Windows, but these are only based on the idea of symbolic links; they are not really that complete. Still, shortcuts are useful, but they don't work everywhere as a file would. If you can see your shortcuts in the file explorer, you should be able to see them in the File/Open dialog. Also, put your shortcuts in a regular drive directory path, just as if they were normal tables. If you put them on the desktop, you'll have to search for them starting at "Desktop," which is at the very top of your system's directory tree. > -----Original Message----- > From: B. Thoen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 10:48 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: MI-L Folder Shortcuts question > > On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, DePaz, Marlon wrote: > > > I created shortcut folders to jump around on my C drive, but when I choose >"File/Open Table" the shortcuts do not show up, it does work on other software but >not Mapinfo. Can someone help me out? > > > > Marlon DePaz > > Nextel > > I use these all the time, and they seem to work fine here. I find > shortcuts to be VERY useful. But not as useful as unix symbolic links. > > - Bill Thoen --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 5114
