PyIShellLink.Resolve

Resolve(hwnd, fFlags)

Resolves a shell link by searching for the shell link object and updating the shell link path and its list of identifiers (if necessary)

Parameters

hwnd : HWND

The parent window of a dialog which will pop up if resolution fails.

fFlags : int

One of the following constants:

Value Description

SLR_INVOKE_MSI Call the Microsoft Windows Installer.

SLR_NOLINKINFO Disable distributed link tracking. By default, distributed link tracking tracks removable media across multiple devices based on the volume name. It also uses the UNC path to track remote file systems whose drive letter has changed. Setting SLR_NOLINKINFO disables both types of tracking.

SLR_NO_UI Do not display a dialog box if the link cannot be resolved. When SLR_NO_UI is set, the high-order word of fFlags can be set to a time-out value that specifies the maximum amount of time to be spent resolving the link. The function returns if the link cannot be resolved within the time-out duration. If the high-order word is set to zero, the time-out duration will be set to the default value of 3,000 milliseconds (3 seconds). To specify a value, set the high word of fFlags to the desired time-out duration, in milliseconds.

SLR_NOUPDATE Do not update the link information.

SLR_NOSEARCH Do not execute the search heuristics.

SLR_NOTRACK Do not use distributed link tracking.

SLR_UPDATE If the link object has changed, update its path and list of identifiers. If SLR_UPDATE is set, you do not need to call IPersistFile::IsDirty to determine whether or not the link object has changed.

Value	Description

SLR_INVOKE_MSI	Call the Microsoft Windows Installer.
SLR_NOLINKINFO	Disable distributed link tracking. By default, distributed link tracking tracks removable media across multiple devices based on the volume name. It also uses the UNC path to track remote file systems whose drive letter has changed. Setting SLR_NOLINKINFO disables both types of tracking.
SLR_NO_UI	Do not display a dialog box if the link cannot be resolved. When SLR_NO_UI is set, the high-order word of fFlags can be set to a time-out value that specifies the maximum amount of time to be spent resolving the link. The function returns if the link cannot be resolved within the time-out duration. If the high-order word is set to zero, the time-out duration will be set to the default value of 3,000 milliseconds (3 seconds). To specify a value, set the high word of fFlags to the desired time-out duration, in milliseconds.
SLR_NOUPDATE	Do not update the link information.
SLR_NOSEARCH	Do not execute the search heuristics.
SLR_NOTRACK	Do not use distributed link tracking.
SLR_UPDATE	If the link object has changed, update its path and list of identifiers. If SLR_UPDATE is set, you do not need to call IPersistFile::IsDirty to determine whether or not the link object has changed.