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PathMatchSpecA(3w)

NAME

PathMatchSpecA (SHLWAPI.@)

SYNOPSIS

BOOL PathMatchSpecA
(
LPCSTR lpszPath,
LPCSTR lpszMask
)

DESCRIPTION

Determine if a path matches one or more search masks.

PARAMS

lpszPath [In] Path to check.

lpszMask [In] Search mask(s).

RETURNS

TRUE If lpszPath is valid and is matched FALSE Otherwise.

NOTES

Multiple search masks may be given if they are separated by ";". The pattern "*.*" is treated specially in that it matches all paths (for backwards compatibility with DOS).

IMPLEMENTATION

Declared in "shlwapi.h".

Implemented in "dlls/shlwapi/path.c".

Debug channel "shell".

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