IEGetWriteableFolderPath function

Returns the current location of the specified folder. In protected mode, the path points to a location where the user has write permissions.

Syntax

HRESULT IEGetWriteableFolderPath(
  _In_  GUID   clsidFolderID,
  _Out_ LPWSTR *lppwstrPath
);

Parameters

• clsidFolderID [in]
  A CLSID value that identifies the folder from which a path is retrieved (as specified in knownfolders.h).

• lppwstrPath [out]
  A pointer that receives the address of the buffer containing the requested path. When no longer required, call CoTaskMemFree to release it. If an error occurs, the pointer is not modified.

Return value

Returns one of the following values.

Requirements