Applies to: desktop apps only
Retrieves the path of the system directory used by WOW64. This directory is not present on 32-bit Windows.
Syntax
UINT WINAPI GetSystemWow64Directory(
__out LPTSTR lpBuffer,
__in UINT uSize
);
Parameters
- lpBuffer [out]
-
A pointer to the buffer to receive the path. This path does not end with a backslash.
- uSize [in]
-
The maximum size of the buffer, in TCHARs.
Return value
If the function succeeds, the return value is the length, in TCHARs, of the string copied to the buffer, not including the terminating null character. If the length is greater than the size of the buffer, the return value is the size of the buffer required to hold the path.
If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call
GetLastError.
On 32-bit Windows, the function always fails, and the extended error is set to ERROR_CALL_NOT_IMPLEMENTED.
Remarks
WOW64 uses the system directory to store shared 32-bit code on 64-bit Windows. Most applications have no need to access this directory explicitly.
For more information on WOW64, see
Running 32-bit Applications.
To compile an application that uses this function, define _WIN32_WINNT as 0x0501 or later. For more information, see
Using the Windows Headers.
Requirements
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Minimum supported client
| Windows XP |
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Minimum supported server
| Windows Server 2003 |
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Header
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- Winbase.h (include Windows.h)
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Library
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- Kernel32.lib
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DLL
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- Kernel32.dll
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Unicode and ANSI names
| GetSystemWow64DirectoryW (Unicode) and GetSystemWow64DirectoryA (ANSI) |
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See also
-
System
Information Functions
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Build date: 3/6/2012