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Function name : PathRenameExtension

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

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Replaces the extension of a file name with a new extension.

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Code examples:

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

Declaration:

BOOL PathRenameExtension(
    LPTSTR pszPath,
    LPCTSTR pszExt
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER PathRenameExtension IN shlwapi;
	STRING @ pszPath,;
	STRING   pszExt  

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Parameters:

pszPath [in] Pointer to a null-terminated string of maximum length MAX_PATH in which to replace the extension.

pszExt [in] Address of a character buffer that contains a "." followed by the new extension.

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Return value:

Returns nonzero if successful, or zero if the new path and extension would exceed MAX_PATH characters.

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