ILCreateFromPath function (shlobj_core.h)

Returns the ITEMIDLIST structure associated with a specified file path.

Syntax

PIDLIST_ABSOLUTE ILCreateFromPath(
  [in] PCTSTR pszPath
);

Parameters

[in] pszPath

Type: PCTSTR

A pointer to a null-terminated Unicode string that contains the path. This string should be no more than MAX_PATH characters in length, including the terminating null character.

Return value

Type: PIDLIST_ABSOLUTE

Returns a pointer to an ITEMIDLIST structure that corresponds to the path.

Remarks

Call ILFree to release the ITEMIDLIST when you are finished with it.

Requirements