"File not found" when running 'mklink' DOS command

[Vigk2]

Hi, I'm running TC 7.5a, on 32-bit windows Vista.
AFAK, TC's command line can run any DOS command (?). However, 'mklink' pops up a "File not found" dialog box, while 'dir', 'date' commands run fine.
The %comspec% variable does point to 'cmd.exe'.
What should I do ?
Thanks!

[MVV]

Windows XP has no internal command or tool mklink. Windows Vista/7 have mklink command.

Anyway, its not a TC fault. Your cmd.exe also shouldn't know mklink command if you have XP installed.

[Vigk2]

My friend, how much vodka did you have before you wrote that (j/k)
My post said I'm running Vista, and I use mklink very frequently. Being able to use it in TC's command line will save me alot of time.

[Balderstrom]

Where is your mklink.exe located?
I run junction.exe from the TC command-line frequently (under Win2K), and it is in C:\wuBIN\exDOS -- which is part of my modified PATH.

I can run all the binaries in C:\wuBIN -- which itself is a junction to GNU's UnxUtils, wbin folder.

[MVV]

My friend, how much vodka did you have before you wrote that (j/k)
My post said I'm running Vista, and I use mklink very frequently. Being able to use it in TC's command line will save me alot of time.

Pardon, I missed this line.

Where is your mklink.exe located?

Anyway, MKLINK is a command, not a file. So, there is no mklink.exe file, just internal command for cmd.exe (like DIR, RD or CD).

And, cmd.exe in Vista/7 should support this command. If you view file in Unicode, you'll see MKLINK string.

But you can't run internal commands of CMD within TC's command-line. You should use this command instead:

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cmd /k mklink ...

Or you may execute command with Shift+Enter (I suggest also to replace your Windows\noclose.pif with mine one - it may be used with Shift+Enter for all Windows versions).

Also, you may use NTFSLinks addon for TC in order to create junctions and hardlinks from TC with user-friendly interface.

[Balderstrom]

AH! Yes, cmd /c mklink ... (OR:

UserDefined (Command): em_mklink

• Command: cmd /c mklink
• Params: %A

TC Alias: mklink
Command: em_mklink

NOTE: How to create an em_xyz command ? By Paul Vansumsen

Replace /c with /k if you want the cmd window to stay open.