IShellLink::SetIDList

Quick Info

Windows NT
Yes
Win95
Yes
Win32s
No
Import Library
-
Header File
shlobj.h
Unicode
No
Platform Notes
None

[Now Supported on Windows NT]

Sets the list of item identifiers for a shell link object.

HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE SetIDList(

ISHELLLINK FAR *pShlLnk,
LPCITEMIDLIST pidl
);

Parameters
pShlLnk
Pointer to the IShellLink interface. In C++, this parameter is implicit.

pidl
Pointer to a list of item identifiers.

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

This method is useful when an application needs to set a shell link to an object that is not a file, such as a Control Panel application, a printer, or another computer.