.. highlightlang:: us

.. index:: GetUNCPath

.. _getuncpath:

GetUNCPath
==========

.. us.tag  GetUNCPath ENGLISH New300 FILE_MISC

The :ref:`GetUNCPath` function retrieves the universal naming convention (UNC)
path for a mapped network drive.

.. function::  ssUNCName = GetUNCPath(ssDriveLetter)

.. us.return

**Return Value**

*ssUNCName* is the UNC path or an empty string if the function fails.

.. us.params

**Parameters**

.. uparam:: ssDriveLetter

   *ssDriveLetter* is name of the local device, e.g. :file:`x:`, to get the UNC
   path.

.. us.example

**Example**

::

   * GetUNCPath("k:")
   \\P450\d

.. seealso::
   :ref:`overview-files`,
   :ref:`GetWindowsDirectory`

:sub:`id-1618168`