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MonikerRelativePathTo function (objbase.h)

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Provides a moniker that, when composed onto the end of the first specified moniker (or one with a similar structure), yields the second specified moniker.

This function is intended for use only by IMoniker::RelativePathTo implementations.

Syntax

HRESULT MonikerRelativePathTo(
  [in]  LPMONIKER pmkSrc,
  [in]  LPMONIKER pmkDest,
  [out] LPMONIKER *ppmkRelPath,
  [in]  BOOL      dwReserved
);

Parameters

[in] pmkSrc

A pointer to the IMoniker interface on the moniker that, when composed with the relative moniker to be created, produces pmkDest. This moniker identifies the "source" of the relative moniker to be created.

[in] pmkDest

A pointer to the IMoniker interface on the moniker to be expressed relative to pmkSrc. This moniker identifies the destination of the relative moniker to be created.

[out] ppmkRelPath

The address of an IMoniker* pointer variable that receives the interface pointer to the new relative moniker. When successful, the function has called AddRef on the moniker and the caller is responsible for calling Release. If an error occurs, the interface pointer value is NULL.

[in] dwReserved

This parameter is reserved and must be nonzero.

Return value

This function can return the standard return values E_INVALIDARG, E_OUTOFMEMORY, and E_UNEXPECTED, as well as the following values.

Return code Description
S_OK
 A meaningful relative path has been returned.
MK_S_HIM
 The only form of the relative path is the other moniker.
MK_E_NOTBINDABLE
 The pmkSrc parameter is a relative moniker, such as an item moniker, and must be composed with the moniker of its container before a relative path can be determined.

Remarks

Your implementation of IMoniker::RelativePathTo should first check whether the other moniker is of a type you recognize and handle in a special way. If not, you should call MonikerRelativePathTo, passing itself as pmkThis and the other moniker as pmkOther. MonikerRelativePathTo correctly handles the cases where either moniker is a generic composite.

You should call this function only if pmkSrc and pmkDest are both absolute monikers, where an absolute moniker is either a file moniker or a generic composite whose leftmost component is a file moniker, and where the file moniker represents an absolute path. Do not call this function on relative monikers.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Minimum supported server Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Target Platform Windows
Header objbase.h
Library Ole32.lib
DLL Ole32.dll

See also

IMoniker::RelativePathTo