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PathCompactPath Truncates a file path to fit within a given pixel width by replacing path components with ellipses.
VB4-32,5,6
Declare Function PathCompactPath Lib "shlwapi.dll" Alias "PathCompactPathA" (ByVal hDC As Long, ByVal pszPath As String, ByVal dx As Long) As Long |
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Operating Systems Supported |
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Requires Windows 2000 (or Windows NT 4.0 with Internet Explorer 4.0 or later); Requires Windows 98 (or Windows 95 with Internet Explorer 4.0 or later) |
- hDC
Handle to the device context used for font metrics.
- lpszPath
Address of a buffer containing the path string to be modified. The buffer must be at least MAX_PATH characters long. On return, this buffer will contain the modified string.
- dx
Width, in pixels, within which the string will be forced to fit. |
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Returns TRUE if the path was successfully compacted to the specified width. Returns FALSE on failure, or if the base portion of the path would not fit the specified width |
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