IShellLink::GetPath


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IShellLink::GetPath
HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE GetPath(
    LPSTR pszFile,	
    int cchMaxPath,	
    WIN32_FIND_DATA *pfd,	
    DWORD fFlags	
   );	
Retrieves the path and file name of a shell link object.
Returns NOERROR if successful, or an OLE-defined error value otherwise.

pszFile
Address of a buffer that receives the path and file name of the shell link object.
cchMaxPath
Maximum number of bytes to copy to the buffer pointed to by the pszFile parameter.
pfd
Address of a WIN32_FIND_DATA structure that contains information about the shell link object.
fFlags
Flags that specify the type of path information to retrieve. This parameter can be a combination of the following values:

SLGP_SHORTPATH Retrieves the standard short (8.3 format) file name.

SLGP_UNCPRIORITY Retrieves the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path name of the file.

See also IShellLink

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SLGP_SHORTPATH	Retrieves the standard short (8.3 format) file name.
SLGP_UNCPRIORITY	Retrieves the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path name of the file.