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Function name : PathGetDriveNumber

Group: Shell Lightweight Utility APIs -- Path Functions - Library: shlwapi

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Searches a path for a drive letter within the range of "A" to "Z" and returns the corresponding drive number.

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Code examples:

Using Path functions from Shell Lightweight Utility APIs (shlapi.dll)

Declaration:

int PathGetDriveNumber(
    LPCTSTR lpsz
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER PathGetDriveNumber IN shlwapi;
	STRING lpsz  

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Parameters:

lpsz [in] Pointer to a null-terminated string of maximum length MAX_PATH that contains the path to be searched.

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Return value:

Returns 0 through 25 (corresponding to "A" through "Z") if the path has a drive letter, or -1 otherwise.

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