IoCreateSymbolicLink

NTSTATUS
IoCreateSymbolicLink(
IN PUNICODE_STRING SymbolicLinkName,
IN PUNICODE_STRING DeviceName
);

IoCreateSymbolicLink sets up a symbolic link between a device object name and a user-visible name for the device.

Parameters

SymbolicLinkName

Points to a buffered Unicode string that is the user-visible name.

DeviceName

Points to a buffered Unicode string that is the name of the driver-created device object.

Return Value

IoCreateSymbolicLink returns STATUS_SUCCESS if the symbolic link object was created.

Callers of IoCreateSymbolicLink must be running at IRQL PASSIVE_LEVEL.

See Also

IoAssignArcName, IoCreateUnprotectedSymbolicLink, IoDeleteSymbolicLink