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PathMakeSystemFolder function

Applies to: desktop apps only

Gives an existing folder the proper attributes to become a system folder.

Syntax

BOOL PathMakeSystemFolder(
  __in  LPTSTR pszPath
);

Parameters

pszPath [in]

Type: LPTSTR

A pointer to a null-terminated string of length MAX_PATH that contains the name of an existing folder that will be made into a system folder.

Return value

Type: BOOL

Returns nonzero if successful, or zero otherwise.

Requirements

Minimum supported client

Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP

Minimum supported server

Windows 2000 Server

Header

Shlwapi.h

Library

Shlwapi.lib

DLL

Shlwapi.dll (version 4.71 or later)

Unicode and ANSI names

PathMakeSystemFolderW (Unicode) and PathMakeSystemFolderA (ANSI)

 

 

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Build date: 3/7/2012

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