2.3.35 FSCTL_IS_PATHNAME_VALID Request

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The FSCTL_IS_PATHNAME_VALID request message requests that the server indicate whether the specified pathname is well-formed (of acceptable length, with no invalid characters, and so on - see section 2.1.5) with respect to the volume that contains the file or directory associated with the handle on which this FSCTL was invoked.

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PathNameLength

PathName (variable)

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PathNameLength (4 bytes): An unsigned 32-bit integer that specifies the length, in bytes, of the PathName data element.

PathName (variable):  A variable-length Unicode string that specifies the path name.