PathCompactPath (shlwapi)
Last changed: -92.124.113.170

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Summary
Truncates a file path to fit within a given pixel width by replacing path components with ellipses.

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" (ByVal hDC As IntPtr, ByVal lpszPath As String, ByVal dx As Int32) As Boolean

User-Defined Types:

None.

Notes:

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

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