# Function Reference

# _WinAPI_ShellGetKnownFolderIDList

Retrieves the path of a known folder as an ITEMIDLIST structure

#include <WinAPIShellEx.au3>
_WinAPI_ShellGetKnownFolderIDList ( $sGUID [, $iFlags = 0 [, $hToken = 0]] )

## Parameters

$sGUID | The GUID ($FOLDERID_*) that identifies the standard folders registered with the system.
$iFlags | [optional] The flags that specify special retrieval options. This parameter can be one or more of the following values. $KF_FLAG_CREATE $KF_FLAG_DONT_VERIFY $KF_FLAG_DONT_UNEXPAND $KF_FLAG_NO_ALIAS $KF_FLAG_INIT $KF_FLAG_DEFAULT_PATH $KF_FLAG_NOT_PARENT_RELATIVE $KF_FLAG_SIMPLE_IDLIST Windows 7 or later $KF_FLAG_ALIAS_ONLY
$hToken | [optional] The access token that represents a particular user. If this parameter is 0, the function requests the known folder for the current user. Assigning the $hToken parameter a value of (-1) indicates the Default User. Note that access to the Default User folders requires administrator privileges.

## Return Value

Success: | The PIDL of the folder.
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.
This function requires Windows Vista or later.

## Related

_WinAPI_CoTaskMemFree

## See Also

Search SHGetKnownFolderIDList in MSDN Library.