Function name: PathGetCharType

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 PathGetCharType Lib "shlwapi.dll" Alias "PathGetCharTypeA" (ByVal ch As Byte) As Long

Parameters:

* ch Character for which to determine the type.

Returns:

Returns one or more of the following values that define the type of character: GCT_INVALID The character is not valid in a path. GCT_LFNCHAR The character is valid in a long file name. GCT_SEPARATOR The character is a path separator. GCT_SHORTCHAR The character is valid in a short (8.3) file name. GCT_WILD The character is a wildcard character.

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