SftDirectory.GetPathFromItemIDList Method	Softel vdm, Inc.

Retrieves the file/folder's path name given an absolute ITEMIDLIST.

Syntax       

		VB.NET	PathName = object.GetPathFromItemIDList(ByVal absoluteIDL As String)  As String
		VB	PathName = object.GetPathFromItemIDList(ByVal absoluteIDL As String)  As String
		C#.NET	string PathName = object.GetPathFromItemIDList(string absoluteIDL);
		VC++	_bstr_t PathName = object->GetPathFromItemIDList(_bstr_t absoluteIDL);
		C	HRESULT object->raw_GetPathFromItemIDList(BSTR absoluteIDL, BSTR* PathName);
		Delphi	PathName := object.GetPathFromItemIDList(absoluteIDL : WideString)   : WideString;

object

A SftDirectory object.

absoluteIDL

The file/folder's ITEMIDLIST structure, for which the path name is to be returned.

PathName

Retrieves the file/folder's path name given an absolute ITEMIDLIST.

Comments

The GetPathFromItemIDList method retrieves the file/folder's path name given an absolute ITEMIDLIST.

ITEMIDLIST structures are typically used when communicating with the Windows Shell.  For detailed information about the ITEMIDLIST structure and its use, please see Microsoft's Windows documentation.

The GetPathFromCSIDL method can be used to retrieve the path given a file/folder's system-independent CSIDL.