<doc>

<legacy_id>1650</legacy_id>

<name>create alias</name>

<type>command</type>

<syntax>

<example>create alias <i>aliasPath</i> to {file <i>originalFilePath </i>| folder <i>orginalFolderPath</i>}</example>

</syntax>

<library></library>

<objects>

</objects>

<synonyms>

<synonym>new alias</synonym>

</synonyms>

<classification>

<category>Files, Folders, &amp; Resources</category>

</classification>

<references>

<command tag="revMoveFolder">revMoveFolder Command</command>

<function tag="aliasReference">aliasReference Function</function>

<command tag="create folder">create folder Command</command>

<property tag="defaultFolder">defaultFolder Property</property>

<command tag="rename">rename Command</command>

<command tag="revCopyFolder">revCopyFolder Command</command>

<command tag="revCopyFile">revCopyFile Command</command>

</references>

<history>

<introduced version="1.1">Added.</introduced>

<changed version="2.9"></changed>

</history>

<platforms>

<mac/>

<windows/>

<linux/>

<ios/>

<android/>

</platforms>

<classes>

<desktop/>

<server/>

<web/>

<mobile/>

</classes>

<security>

<disk access="???"/>

</security>

<summary>Makes a new <glossary tag="alias">alias</glossary>, <glossary tag="symbolic link">symbolic link</glossary>, or <glossary tag="shortcut">shortcut</glossary> to the specified <keyword tag="file">file</keyword> or folder.</summary>

<examples>

<example>create alias "Music Shortcut" to file "Music"</example>

<example>create alias preferredFileLocation to file "../Startup"</example>

<example>create alias "Photographs" to folder "Pictures"</example>

</examples>

<description>

<p>Use the <b>create alias</b> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> to create a second icon for a <keyword tag="file">file</keyword> or folder, in a location that is handier for the user.</p><p/><p><b>Parameters:</b></p><p>The <i>aliasPath</i> specifies the <glossary tag="file path">name and location</glossary> of the <glossary tag="alias">alias</glossary> to be created. If you specify a name but not a location, the <glossary tag="alias">alias</glossary> is created in the <property tag="defaultFolder">defaultFolder</property>.</p><p/><p>The <i>originalFilePath/originalFolderPath</i> is the <glossary tag="file path">name and location</glossary> of the <keyword tag="file">file</keyword>/folder you want to make an <glossary tag="alias">alias</glossary> to. If you specify a name but not a location, LiveCode assumes the <keyword tag="file">file</keyword> is in the <property tag="defaultFolder">defaultFolder</property>.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>You cannot create an alias to a disk volume.</p><p/><p>To find out which file an alias refers to, use the <b>aliasReference</b> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st>.</p><p/><p><img src="202653"/> <b>Important!</b> When creating an <glossary tag="alias">alias</glossary> on <glossary tag="Windows">Windows systems</glossary>, make sure the <glossary tag="alias">alias's</glossary> name ends with the <glossary tag="extension">extension</glossary> ".lnk" to ensure that it behaves properly when the user double-clicks it.</p>

</description>

</doc>