# Function Reference

# _WinAPI_ShellILCreateFromPath

Creates a pointer to an item identifier list (PIDL) from a path

#include <WinAPIShellEx.au3>
_WinAPI_ShellILCreateFromPath ( $sFilePath )

## Parameters

$sFilePath | The path to be converted.

## Return Value

Success: | a PIDL to the path in $sFilePath.
Failure: | 0 and sets the @error flag to non-zero, @extended flag may contain the HRESULT error code.

## Remarks

To free the returned PIDL, call the _WinAPI_CoTaskMemFree() function.

## Related

_WinAPI_CoTaskMemFree

## See Also

Search SHILCreateFromPath in MSDN Library.