SHGetPathFromIDList


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SHGetPathFromIDList
WINSHELLAPI BOOL WINAPI SHGetPathFromIDList(
    LPCITEMIDLIST pidl,
    LPSTR pszPath
);
Converts an item identifier list to a file system path.
Returns TRUE if successful, or FALSE otherwise.

pidl
Address of an item identifier list that specifies a file or directory location relative to the root of the namespace (the desktop).
pszPath
Address of a buffer to receive the file system path. This buffer must be at least MAX_PATH characters in size.

If the location specified by the pidl parameter is not part of the file system, this function will fail.

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