From 08b3e803bfe00db6ec911eb4d6846d1cd0638ef3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: marcovmun <marcovmun@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2016 10:31:45 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Check if you can create a symlink first

---
 scripts/ps/install.ps1 | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/ps/install.ps1 b/scripts/ps/install.ps1
index 12c6248022..d2249d8473 100644
--- a/scripts/ps/install.ps1
+++ b/scripts/ps/install.ps1
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ $libsVersion = 7
 # Get paths
 $rootPath        = Get-RootPath
 $libsPath        = Join-Path $rootPath "lib"
+$binPath        = Join-Path $rootPath "bin"
 $zipPath         = Join-Path $libsPath "openrct2-libs-vs2015.zip"
 $libsVersionPath = Join-Path $libsPath "libversion"
 
@@ -35,8 +36,30 @@ if ($currentLibsVersion -ge $libsVersion)
 }
 
 #symlink data to bin\data
-Write-Host "Symlink data to bin..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
-New-Item -force -ItemType SymbolicLink -Name bin\data -Target data
+try {
+    Write-Host "Symlink data to bin..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+    New-Item -force -ItemType SymbolicLink -Name bin\data -Target data
+} 
+catch [System.Management.Automation.ParameterBindingException] {
+	Write-Host "Your powershell can not create symlinks" -ForegroundColor Red
+	Write-Host "Copying data to bin..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+	New-Item -Force -ItemType Directory $binPath > $null
+	Copy-Item -Force -Recurse "$rootPath\data" $binPath
+} 
+catch {
+    Write-Host "Symlink not possible" -ForegroundColor Red
+    if($force) {
+        Write-Host "Copying data to bin..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+        New-Item -Force -ItemType Directory $binPath > $null
+        Copy-Item -Force -Recurse "$rootPath\data" $binPath
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        Write-Host "You need to run powershell in administration mode to symlink the data folder" -ForegroundColor Red
+        Write-Host "Or run the script in force mode to copy the data folder" -ForegroundColor Red
+        throw
+    }
+}
 
 # Check if user needs to download dependencies
 $libsPathExists = Test-Path $libsPath