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GetCurrentPackagePath function (appmodel.h)

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Gets the package path for the calling process.

Syntax

LONG GetCurrentPackagePath(
  [in, out]       UINT32 *pathLength,
  [out, optional] PWSTR  path
);

Parameters

[in, out] pathLength

Type: UINT32*

On input, the size of the path buffer, in characters. On output, the size of the package path returned, in characters, including the null terminator.

[out, optional] path

Type: PWSTR

The package path.

Return value

Type: LONG

If the function succeeds it returns ERROR_SUCCESS. Otherwise, the function returns an error code. The possible error codes include the following.

Return code Description
APPMODEL_ERROR_NO_PACKAGE
 The process has no package identity.
ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER
 The buffer is not large enough to hold the data. The required size is specified by pathLength.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 8 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2012 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header appmodel.h
Library Kernel32.lib
DLL Kernel32.dll

See also

GetCurrentPackagePath2

GetCurrentPackageFamilyName

GetCurrentPackageFullName

GetCurrentPackageId

GetCurrentPackageInfo

GetPackagePath