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PathGetCharType

Determines the type of character with respect to a path.

VB4-32,5,6
Declare Function PathGetCharType Lib "shlwapi.dll" Alias "PathGetCharTypeA" (ByVal ch As Byte) As Long

Operating Systems Supported
Requires Windows 2000 (or Windows NT 4.0 with Internet Explorer 4.0 or later); Requires Windows 98 (or Windows 95 with Internet Explorer 4.0 or later)

Library
Shlwapi

Parameter Information
· ch
Character for which to determine the type.

Return Values
Returns one or more of the following values that define the type of character:
GCT_INVALID The character is not valid in a path.
GCT_LFNCHAR The character is valid in a long file name.
GCT_SEPARATOR The character is a path separator.
GCT_SHORTCHAR The character is valid in a short (8.3) file name.
GCT_WILD The character is a wildcard character.

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