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This structure describes the changes found by the CeGetFileNotificationInfofunction.

Syntax 

typedef struct _FILE_NOTIFY_INFORMATION {
  DWORD 
NextEntryOffset; 
  DWORD 
Action; 
  DWORD 
FileNameLength; 
  WCHAR 
FileName[1]; 
} FILE_NOTIFY_INFORMATION, *PFILE_NOTIFY_INFORMATION;

Members

NextEntryOffset

Number of bytes that must be skipped to get the next record. A value of zero indicates that this is the last record.

Action

Type of change that occurred. The following table shows possible values.

Value Description

FILE_ACTION_ADDED

The file was added to the directory.

FILE_ACTION_MODIFIED

The file was modified. This can be a change in the time stamp or attributes.

FILE_ACTION_REMOVED

The file was removed from the directory.

FILE_ACTION_RENAMED_NEW_NAME

The file was renamed, and this value is the new name.

FILE_ACTION_RENAMED_OLD_NAME

The file was renamed, and this value is the old name.
FileNameLength

Length of the file name portion of the record, in bytes. The length does not include the terminating NULL character.

FileName

File name, relative to the directory handle. The file name is in Unicode format and is not null-terminated.

Requirements

Header winnt.h
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 1.01 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also