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    ExpandUNCFileName

    Expand a relative filename to an absolute UNC filename.

    Declaration

    Source position: finah.inc line 34

    function ExpandUNCFileName(const FileName: UnicodeString)
                           : UnicodeString;

    function ExpandUNCFileName(const FileName: RawByteString)
                           : RawByteString;

    Description

    ExpandUNCFileName runs ExpandFileName on FileName and then attempts to replace the drive letter by the name of a shared disk.

    Errors

    If an unexpected error occurs while determining the name of the shared disk, an empty string is returned.

    See also

    Name Description
    ExpandFileName Expand a relative filename to an absolute filename.
    ExtractFileName Extract the filename part from a full path filename.
    ExtractFilePath Extract the path from a filename.
    ExtractFileDir Extract the drive and directory part of a filename.
    ExtractFileDrive Extract the drive part from a filename.
    ExtractFileExt Return the extension from a filename.
    ExtractRelativePath Extract a relative path from a filename, given a base directory.