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Keep the following programming considerations in mind when working with symbolic links:
Symbolic links can point to a non-existent target.
When creating a symbolic link, the operating system does not check to see if the target exists.
If an application tries to open a non-existent target, ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND is returned.
Symbolic links are reparse points. For more information, see Determining Whether a Directory Is a Mounted Folder.
There is a maximum of 63 reparse points (and therefore symbolic links) allowed in a particular path.
Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP: There is a limit of 31 reparse points on any given path.
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