IShellFolder::ParseDisplayName

[Now Supported on Windows NT]

Translates a file object or folder's display name into an item identifier.

HRESULT ParseDisplayName(

HWND hwndOwner,	// Handle of owner window
LPBC pbcReserved,	// Reserved
LPOLESTR lpszDisplayName,	// Pointer to diplay name
ULONG *pchEaten,	// Pointer to value for parsed characters
LPITEMIDLIST *ppidl,	// Pointer to new item identifier list
ULONG *pdwAttributes	// Address receiving attributes of file object
);

Parameters

hwndOwner

Handle of the owner window that the client should specify if it displays a dialog box or message box.

pbcReserved

Reserved; this parameter is always NULL.

lpszDisplayName

Pointer to a null-terminated Unicode string specifying the display name. This parameter must be a display name for parsing that is, a display name retrieved using the SHGDN_FORPARSING value.

pchEaten

Pointer to an unsigned long value that receives the number of characters of the display name that were parsed.

ppidl

Address that receives a pointer to the new item identifier list for the object. If an error occurs, a NULL is returned in this address.

The returned item identifier list specifies the relative path (from the parent folder) that corresponds to the specified display name. It contains only one SHITEMID structure followed by a terminating zero.

pdwAttributes

Address that receives the attributes of the file object. Can be NULL if the caller does not need attribute data.

Return Values

Returns NOERROR if successful or an OLE-defined error value otherwise.

Remarks

This method is similar to the IParseDisplayName::ParseDisplayName method defined by OLE.

See Also

IParseDisplayName::ParseDisplayName, IShellFolder, IShellLink, SHITEMID

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