GetFullPathNameTransactedA function (winbase.h)
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Retrieves the full path and file name of the specified file as a transacted operation.
To perform this operation without transactions, use the GetFullPathName function.
For more information about file and path names, see File Names, Paths, and Namespaces.
Syntax
DWORD GetFullPathNameTransactedA(
[in] LPCSTR lpFileName,
[in] DWORD nBufferLength,
[out] LPSTR lpBuffer,
[out] LPSTR *lpFilePart,
[in] HANDLE hTransaction
);
Parameters
[in] lpFileName
The name of the file.
This string can use short (the 8.3 form) or long file names. This string can be a share or volume name.
The file must reside on the local computer; otherwise, the function fails and the last error code is set to ERROR_TRANSACTIONS_UNSUPPORTED_REMOTE.
[in] nBufferLength
The size of the buffer to receive the null-terminated string for the drive and path, in TCHARs.
[out] lpBuffer
A pointer to a buffer that receives the null-terminated string for the drive and path.
[out] lpFilePart
A pointer to a buffer that receives the address (in lpBuffer) of the final file name component in the path. Specify NULL if you do not need to receive this information.
If lpBuffer points to a directory and not a file, lpFilePart receives 0 (zero).
[in] hTransaction
A handle to the transaction. This handle is returned by the CreateTransaction function.
Return value
If the function succeeds, the return value is the length, in TCHARs, of the string copied to lpBuffer, not including the terminating null character.
If the lpBuffer buffer is too small to contain the path, the return value is the size, in TCHARs, of the buffer that is required to hold the path and the terminating null character.
If the function fails for any other reason, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.
Remarks
GetFullPathNameTransacted merges the name of the current drive and directory with a specified file name to determine the full path and file name of a specified file. It also calculates the address of the file name portion of the full path and file name. This function does not verify that the resulting path and file name are valid, or that they see an existing file on the associated volume.
Share and volume names are valid input for lpFileName. For example, the following list identities the returned path and file names if test-2 is a remote computer and U: is a network mapped drive:
- If you specify "\\test-2\q$\lh" the path returned is "\\test-2\q$\lh"
- If you specify "\\?\UNC\test-2\q$\lh" the path returned is "\\?\UNC\test-2\q$\lh"
- If you specify "U:" the path returned is "U:\"
If the return value is greater than the value specified in nBufferLength, you can call the function again with a buffer that is large enough to hold the path. For an example of this case as well as using zero length buffer for dynamic allocation, see the Example Code section.
| Technology | Supported |
|---|---|
| Server Message Block (SMB) 3.0 protocol | No |
| SMB 3.0 Transparent Failover (TFO) | No |
| SMB 3.0 with Scale-out File Shares (SO) | No |
| Cluster Shared Volume File System (CsvFS) | No |
| Resilient File System (ReFS) | No |
SMB 3.0 does not support TxF.
Note
The winbase.h header defines GetFullPathNameTransacted as an alias that automatically selects the ANSI or Unicode version of this function based on the definition of the UNICODE preprocessor constant. Mixing usage of the encoding-neutral alias with code that is not encoding-neutral can lead to mismatches that result in compilation or runtime errors. For more information, see Conventions for Function Prototypes.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows Vista [desktop apps only] |
| Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only] |
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | winbase.h (include Windows.h) |
| Library | Kernel32.lib |
| DLL | Kernel32.dll |