CREATE_SYMLINK create symbolic link

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Some Windows Matlab R2025a give error 'MATLAB:io:filesystem:symlink:NeedsAdminPerms' For example, Matlab 25.1.0.2973910 R2025a Update 1 gave this error.

function [i, b] = create_symlink(target, link, backend)
if nargin < 3
  backend = ["native", "dotnet", "python", "sys"];
else
  backend = string(backend);
end

i = logical.empty;

for b = backend
  switch b
    case "native"
      i = stdlib.native.create_symlink(target, link);
    case "dotnet"
      i = stdlib.dotnet.create_symlink(target, link);
    case "python"
      if stdlib.matlabOlderThan('R2022a'), continue, end
      i = stdlib.python.create_symlink(target, link);
    case "sys"
      i = stdlib.sys.create_symlink(target, link);
    otherwise
      error("stdlib:create_symlink:ValueError", "Unknown backend: %s", b)
  end

  if ~isempty(i)
    return
  end
end

end

Published with MATLAB® R2025a