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PathCompactPathEx (shlwapi)
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C# Signature:
[DllImport("shlwapi.dll", CharSet=CharSet.Auto)]
static extern bool PathCompactPathEx([Out] StringBuilder pszOut, string szPath, int cchMax, int dwFlags);
VB Signature:
<DllImport("shlwapi.dll", CharSet:=CharSet.Auto)> _
Shared Function PathCompactPathEx(ByVal pszOut As StringBuilder, _
ByVal szPath As String, _
ByVal cchMax As Integer, _
ByVal dwFlags As Integer) As Boolean
End Function
/// <summary>
/// Summary description for Class1.
/// </summary>
class Program
{
/// <summary>
/// The main entry point for the application.
/// </summary>
[STAThread]
static void Main(string[] args)
{
string longPath = "c:\\a\\very\\very\\long\\path\\that\\needs\\to\\be\\shortened\\by\\calling\\the\\PathCompactpathEx";
int length = 40;
[DllImport("shlwapi.dll", CharSet=CharSet.Auto)]
static extern bool PathCompactPathEx([Out] StringBuilder pszOut, string szPath, int cchMax, int dwFlags);
public static string CompactPath(string longPathName, int wantedLength)
{
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
PathCompactPathEx(sb, longPathName, wantedLength + 1, 0);
return sb.ToString();
}
}
}
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Truncates a path to fit within a certain number of characters by replacing path components with ellipses.
5/13/2015 10:24:05 AM - -92.124.113.170
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