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CeFindFirstFile (RAPI)

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Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3

4/8/2010

This function searches for a file or subdirectory in a directory on a remote Windows Embedded CE–based device.

Syntax

HANDLE CeFindFirstFile(
  LPCWSTR lpFileName, 
  LPCE_FIND_DATA lpFindFileData 
);

Parameters

  • lpFileName
    [in] Long pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies a valid directory or path and file name, which can contain wildcard characters (* and ?).

    There is a default string size limit for paths of MAX_PATH characters.

  • lpFindFileData
    [out] Long pointer to the CE_FIND_DATA structure that receives information about the found file or subdirectory.

Return Value

A valid search handle indicates success. INVALID_HANDLE_VALUEindicates failure. The returned handle can be used in subsequent calls to CeFindNextFile or CeFindClose. To get extended error information, call CeGetLastError and CeRapiGetError.

Requirements

Header rapi.h
Library rapi.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 3.0 and later
Windows Mobile Pocket PC 2000 and later, Smartphone 2002 and later

See Also

Reference

RAPI Functions
CE_FIND_DATA