Trouble with uLister and Oracle files

[nn1k3]

I cannot find the 4-number ID for .lnk files "Microsoft Windows Shortcut."
Although that file type is listed in Oracle's "ds-oitfiles-133032.pdf", it is not listed in ulister's "formats.txt." Only the latter file includes those 4-number codes.

Maybe I should ask where those 4-number codes came from. I do not see them on the Oracle Outside In Technology website.

[Horst.Epp]

What should ULister show for .lnk files ?
If you want to see the target of .lnk files (Symlinks and Junctions)
make a custum view using the NTLinks plugin.

[Dalai]

If you want to see the target of .lnk files (Symlinks and Junctions)
make a custum view using the NTLinks plugin.

.lnk files have absolutely nothing to do with symbolic links, junctions or hard links!

However, I also wonder why someone would want to use a pretty generic plugin with a somewhat bloated runtime to show information on .lnk files. Anyway, there's the Shortcut content plugin which can be used in a very similar fashion, and even the LinkInfo Lister plugin.

Regards
Dalai

[Horst.Epp]

If you want to see the target of .lnk files (Symlinks and Junctions)
make a custum view using the NTLinks plugin.

.lnk files have absolutely nothing to do with symbolic links, junctions or hard links!
...

I know this
but nevertheless NTLinks shows the .lnk entries of type Symlink or Junction with its target path and the Object type.

[tuska]

Update:
Oracle Outside In Technology (OIT) - 8.5.6 - Release Date: 12/27/2021 available.
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- Content Access    8.5.6  - Release Date: 12/27/2021
- Viewer Technology 8.5.6  - Release Date: 12/27/2021

Oracle Outside In Technology - Supported Formats - 8.5.6.

[tuska]

Oracle Outside In Technology - 8.5.7 - 18.10.2023

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1. Content Access 8.5.7 - 18.10.2023 | V1037896-01.zip
   [WDX] PCREsearch as of version 2.5 | TC as of version 9.0
    
2. Viewer Technology 8.5.7 - 18.10.2023 | V1037932-01.zip
3. OutsideIn_8.5.7_Supported_File_Formats

[Jon Canale]

Thanks for the notice.

Looks like no more 32-bit files, only 64-bit. At least only the 64-bit came up when I logged in with my 64-bit Windows. I still mainly use TC-32 because of the "fear" that some of my add-ons won't work.

[Horst.Epp]

Looks like no more 32-bit files, only 64-bit. At least only the 64-bit came up when I logged in with my 64-bit Windows. I still mainly use TC-32 because of the "fear" that some of my add-ons won't work.

For this there is the combined 32/64 Bit installation.
One button click, and you have the 32bit in the same dirs.

[Jon Canale]

Yes, for TC I have TC 32 and 64 bit versions in the same directory. That is what I am doing. But the Oracle files are now only 64 bit.

For the fun of it, I copied the 64 bit files into the redist32 folder to see if the ulister plugin would use them from TC32, but no, it won't. So I am mainly using TC32 with the Oracle 8.5.6 files and TC64 with the Oracle 8.5.7 files. No problem.

[mtemp2]

It is reported that uLister works on Windows XP up to Win10.

Thanks for your wonderful explanation! Just installed uLister and »Oracle Outside In Viewer Technology 8.5.7.0.0 for win-x86-64 for (Microsoft Windows x64 (64-bit)), 39.6 (Oracle_SSN_DLM_03271048.exe)« on Windows 11, latest version of TC (64 bit, German) – and it works! Now I can preview Powerpoint (and PDFs) directly in TC!