---
name: "ILCreateFromPathA"
section: "3w"
platform: "linux"
package: "libwine-dev"
version: "1.4.1-4"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ILCreateFromPathA"
---

# ILCreateFromPathA(3w)

## NAME

**ILCreateFromPathA** (SHELL32.189)

## SYNOPSIS

LPITEMIDLIST ILCreateFromPathA\
  (\
   LPCSTR *path*\
  )

## DESCRIPTION

Creates a complex ItemIDList from a *path* and returns it.

## PARAMS

*path* **\[In\]**  **.**

## RETURNS

the newly created complex ItemIDList or **NULL** if failed.

## NOTES

exported by ordinal.

## IMPLEMENTATION

Declared in **"shlobj.h"**.

Implemented in **"dlls/shell32/pidl.c"**.

Debug channel **"pidl"**.