SHGetPathFromIDList

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Windows NT
Yes
Win95
Yes
Win32s
No
Import Library

Header File
shlobj.h
Unicode
No
Platform Notes
None

[Now Supported on Windows NT]

Converts an item identifier list to a file system path.

WINSHELLAPI BOOL WINAPI SHGetPathFromIDList(

Parameters
pidl

Pointer to an item identifier list that specifies a file or directory location relative to the root of the name space (the desktop).

pszPath

Pointer to a buffer that receives the file system path. The size of this buffer is assumed to be MAX_PATH bytes.

Return Values
Returns TRUE if successful or FALSE if an error occurs

for example, if the location specified by the pidl parameter is not part of the file system.

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