C# Signature:

[DllImport("shlwapi.dll", CharSet=CharSet.Auto)]
static extern bool PathCompactPath(IntPtr hDC, [In, Out] StringBuilder pszPath, int dx);

VB Signature:

Declare Function PathCompactPath Lib "shlwapi.dll" (TODO) As TODO

User-Defined Types:

None.

Notes:

If you do not have a HDC available, take a look at PathCompactPathEx

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