EventGhost

Skat I found this srvman http://tools.sysprogs.org/srvman/ trying to find alternatives.
I've been using it on my WHS box and had no problems with it. There is a check box to run programs as services interactively.

I almost forgot to mention no install required.

This might do what you want.

Well talk about feeling silly. I just found out that the code I posted actually returns the target filename of the shortcut when the shortcut isn't screwd up. :oops:

So I threw in a little os.path.basename(shortcut.Targetpath)
and there it was the filename.

Eh, I'm a noob nothing lost but my ...

No problem, I am a NOOB myself. EG is great and has my imiginaaaaaaation well past overdrive gett'n in to kickbutt, excuse me, I meant kickmybutt territory.
There are EG and python elites in the building, so this is the place to be while on the path, pun intended, to unleashing the might and power ...

WooHoo! please excuse my underwhelmingness but I was able to get to the link target using this code:

import sys
import win32com.client

shell = win32com.client.Dispatch("WScript.Shell")
shortcut = shell.CreateShortCut("d:\\test\\thetarget.lnk")
print(shortcut.Targetpath)

That gets me the Path ...

I feel like I jumped into the deep end of the pool and forgot my floaties! I am new to python and trying my best to drive to insanity.
I am trying to get the target of a symbolic link when it's created. I tried a bunch of things that's only confused me more. :shock:

OSE did show me the target ...