PathRelativePathTo (shlwapi)
Last changed: -165.225.80.101

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Summary
Creates a relative path from one file or folder to another.

C# Signature:

[DllImport("shlwapi.dll", CharSet=CharSet.Auto)]
static extern bool PathRelativePathTo(
     [Out] StringBuilder pszPath,
     [In] string pszFrom,
     [In] uint dwAttrFrom,
     [In] string pszTo,
     [In] uint dwAttrTo
);

VB Signature:

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

User-Defined Types:

None.

Notes:

None.

Tips & Tricks:

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Sample Code:

const UInt32 FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY = 0x10;
const Int32 MAX_PATH = 260;
StringBuilder str = new StringBuilder(MAX_PATH);
UInt32 dwAttr1 = FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY;
UInt32 dwAttr2 = 0;
Boolean bRet = PathRelativePathTo(
     str,
     @"c:\a\b\path", dwAttr1,
     @"c:\a\x\y\file", dwAttr2
     );
// Result: str.ToString() == @"..\..\x\y\file"

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