PathMakePretty function
Converts a path to all lowercase characters to give the path a consistent appearance.
Syntax
BOOL PathMakePretty( _Inout_ LPTSTR lpPath );
Parameters
- lpPath [in, out]
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Type: LPTSTR
A pointer to a null-terminated string of length MAX_PATH that contains the path to be converted.
Return value
Type: BOOL
Returns TRUE if the path has been converted, or FALSE otherwise.
Remarks
This function only operates on paths that are entirely uppercase. For example: C:\WINDOWS will be converted to c:\windows, but c:\Windows will not be changed.
Examples
#include <windows.h>
#include <iostream.h>
#include "Shlwapi.h"
void main( void )
{
// Path name 1.
char buffer_1[ ] = "C:\\TEST\\FILE";
char *lpStr1;
lpStr1 = buffer_1;
// Path name 2.
char buffer_2[ ] = "c:\\test\\file";
char *lpStr2;
lpStr2 = buffer_2;
// Test path name 1.
cout << "The content of the unconverted path is : " << lpStr1 << endl;
cout << "The \"PathMakePretty\" function returns the value "
<< PathMakePretty(lpStr1) << " = TRUE & converts" << endl;
cout << "The content of the converted path is : " << lpStr1 << endl;
// Test path name 2.
cout << "\nThe content of the unconverted path is : " << lpStr2 << endl;
cout << "The \"PathMakePretty\" function returns the value "
<< PathMakePretty(lpStr2) << " = FALSE & no conversion" << endl;
cout << "The content of the converted path is : " << lpStr2 << endl;
}
OUTPUT:
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The content of the unconverted path is : C:\TEST\FILE
The "PathMakePretty" function returns the value 1 = TRUE & converts
The content of the converted path is : C:\test\file
The content of the unconverted path is : c:\test\file
The "PathMakePretty" function returns the value 0 = FALSE & no conversion
The content of the converted path is : c:\test\file
Requirements
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Minimum supported client | Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP [desktop apps only] |
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Minimum supported server | Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only] |
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Unicode and ANSI names | PathMakePrettyW (Unicode) and PathMakePrettyA (ANSI) |
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Build date: 11/28/2012
