SHGetShortcutTarget (Compact 2013)

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3/28/2014

This function retrieves the shortcut's target path.

Syntax

BOOL SHGetShortcutTarget(
  LPTSTR szShortcut, 
  LPTSTR szTarget, 
  int cbMax 
);

Parameters

  • szShortcut
    [in] Null-terminated string that contains the name of the shortcut.
  • szTarget
    [in] Null-terminated string that gets the target path of the shortcut. The buffer must be at least cbMax characters long.
  • cbMax
    [in] Maximum number of characters that can be copied to the buffer.

Return Value

TRUE indicates success. FALSE indicates failure.

Requirements

Header

shellapi.h

Library

coredll.lib

See Also

Reference

Shell Functions