@msdn=http://search.microsoft.com/search/results.aspx?qu=$$$ @pinvoke=http://pinvoke.net/$$$.htm Summary: Takes a (canonicalized) file URL and converts it to a Microsoft MS-DOS path. Member of the Shell Lightweight Utility API. See also: UrlCreateFromPath. !!!!C# Signature: [DllImport("shlwapi.dll", SetLastError=true)] static extern int PathCreateFromUrl([In]string url, [Out] StringBuilder path, [In,Out]ref uint pathLength, [In]uint reserved); !!!!VB Signature: Declare Unicode Function PathCreateFromUrl Lib "shlwapi.dll" Alias "PathCreateFromUrlW" _ (ByVal url As String, _ ByVal path As System.Text.StringBuilder, _ ByRef pathLength As System.UInt32, _ ByVal reserved As Integer _ ) As Integer !!!!User-Defined Types: None. !!!!Alternative Managed API: Dim myUri As String = "file:///C|/Temp/foo.txt" Dim myResult As String = (new System.Uri(myUri)).LocalPath 'returns "C:\Temp\foo.txt" !!!!Notes: The pathLength will be at most MAX_PATH (defined in WinDef.h). Returns an HRESULT. !!!!Tips & Tricks: Please add some! !!!!Sample Code (VB winform): Const MAX_PATH As Integer = 260 Private Sub pathFromUrlButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles pathFromUrlButton.Click Dim sz As System.UInt32 Dim sb As System.Text.StringBuilder Dim rc As Integer sz = Convert.ToUInt32(INTERNET_MAX_URL_LENGTH) sb = New System.Text.StringBuilder(INTERNET_MAX_URL_LENGTH) rc = PathCreateFromUrl(urlTextbox.Text, sb, sz, 0) pathTextbox.Text = sb.ToString() End Sub Documentation: PathCreateFromUrl@msdn on MSDN
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