JCL Help:PathToPidlBind
JCL Help: PathToPidlBind Function
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Summary
Converts a path to an item identifier list and binds to its parent folder.
Pascal
function PathToPidlBind(const FileName: string; out Folder: IShellFolder): PItemIdList;
Parameters
| Parameters | Description |
| const FileName: string | The fully qualified name of the file or folder you want to bind to. |
| out Folder: IShellFolder | On successful return contains a reference to the parent folder of the specified item. |
Return Value
If the function succeeds the return value is the item identifier list of the specified FileName, relative to the returned Folder. If the function fails the return value is nil. Note that the caller is responsible for eventually releasing the memory associated with the returned pidl by calling PidlFree.
Description
PathToPidlBind converts the supplied path given by FileName to an item identifier list and binds to the parent folder of this item. The item identifier list is returned as the function result and the bound folder is returned in the Folder parameter. If the function fails both result and the Folder are set to nil.
See Also
PathToPidl PidlToPath DriveToPidlBind
About
Unit
Donator
Marcel van Brakel
Notes
This function will correctly handle drives but you should use DriveToPidlBind
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