Function name: PathCompactPath

Defined in : shlwapi

Requirements : Windows 2000 (or Windows NT 4.0 with Internet Explorer 4.0 or later); Windows 98 (or Windows 95 with Internet Explorer 4.0 or later)

Declaration:

Declare Function PathCompactPath Lib "shlwapi.dll" Alias "PathCompactPathA" (ByVal hDC As Long, ByVal pszPath As String, ByVal dx As Long) As Long

Parameters:

* 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.

Returns:

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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