Converts a globally unique identifier (GUID) into a string of printable characters.

Syntax

int StringFromGUID2(
  __in   REFGUID rguid,
  __out  LPOLESTR lpsz,
  __in   int cchMax
);

Parameters

rguid [in]

The GUID to be converted.

lpsz [out]

A pointer to a caller-allocated string variable to receive the resulting string.

cchMax [in]

The number of characters available in the lpsz buffer.

Return Value

If the function succeeds, the return value is the number of characters in the returned string, including the null terminator. If the buffer is too small to contain the string, the return value is 0.

Requirements

See Also

StringFromCLSID

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