C# Signature:
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError=true)]
public static extern int GetSystemWow64Directory([In, Out] char[] lpBuffer, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] uint size);
// Or
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
public static extern int GetSystemWow64Directory([Out, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] StringBuilder lpBuffer, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] uint size);
VB Signature:
Private Declare Function GetSystemWow64Directory Lib "Kernel32.dll" Alias _
"GetSystemWow64DirectoryA" (ByVal lpBuffer As String, ByVal uSize As Long) As Integer
User-Defined Types:
None.
Alternative Managed API:
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Notes:
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C# Sample Code:
[DllImport("Kernel32.dll")]
public static extern int GetSystemWow64Directory([In, Out] char[] lpBuffer, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] uint size);
char[] path = new char[256];
int result = GetSystemWow64Directory(path, (uint)path.Length);
if (result != 0)
MessageBox.Show(new String(path, 0, result));
// Or
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
private static extern int GetSystemWow64Directory([Out, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] StringBuilder lpBuffer, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] uint size);
var path = string.Empty;
var buffer = new StringBuilder(260); // MAX_PATH
if (GetSystemWow64Directory(buffer, (uint)buffer.Capacity) != 0)
{
path = buffer.ToString();
}
VB.NET Sample Code:
Private Declare Function GetSystemWow64Directory Lib "Kernel32.dll" Alias _
"GetSystemWow64DirectoryA" (ByVal lpBuffer As String, ByVal uSize As Integer) As Integer
Dim DirPath As String = Space(255)
Dim Result As Integer = GetSystemWow64Directory(DirPath, DirPath.Length)
If Result <> 0 Then
MsgBox(DirPath.ToString)
End If
