PathCreateFromUrl function

Converts a file URL to a Microsoft MS-DOS path.

Syntax

HRESULT PathCreateFromUrl(
  _In_    PCTSTR pszUrl,
  _Out_   PTSTR  pszPath,
  _Inout_ DWORD  *pcchPath,
          DWORD  dwFlags
);

Parameters

pszUrl [in]

Type: PCTSTR

A null-terminated string of maximum length INTERNET_MAX_URL_LENGTH that contains the URL.

pszPath [out]

Type: PTSTR

A pointer to a buffer that, when this function returns successfully, receives the MS-DOS path. You must set the size of this buffer to MAX_PATH to ensure that it is large enough to hold the returned string.

pcchPath [in, out]

Type: DWORD*

The number of characters in the pszPath buffer.

dwFlags

Type: DWORD

Reserved. Set this parameter to NULL.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

If this function succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Requirements