a code to filter full path

Code:

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char *path_filter(char *path_exe)
{
//        char path_buffer[MAX_PATH];
        char drive[_MAX_DRIVE];
        char dir[_MAX_DIR];
        char fname[_MAX_FNAME];
        char ext[_MAX_EXT];

        _splitpath(path_exe ,drive, dir , fname , ext  );
        return drive dir fname;
}

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i am trying to write a code to filter a full path to a exe file
for example,

"C:\\Program Files\\Webzen\\mu\\mu.exe"

after filtering by function returns

"C:\\Program Files\\Webzen\\mu"

the above is what i have tried to write but doesnt work

anything wrong?
how should i return the function?
return drive dir fname definately doesnt work

Yeah, please edit your post to put the [code][/code] tags around your code

Code:

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char drive[_MAX_DRIVE];
char dir[_MAX_DIR];
char fname[_MAX_FNAME];
char ext[_MAX_EXT];

char *fx()
{
.........
return drive, dir,fname;

}

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let's say
drive = c:\
dir = a_dir\
fname = abc.exe

how do i make it return "c:\a_dir\abc.exe"???

the above code doesnt cut it

Something like

Code:

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char *path_filter(char *path_exe, char *result)
{
        char drive[_MAX_DRIVE];
        char dir[_MAX_DIR];
        char fname[_MAX_FNAME];
        char ext[_MAX_EXT];

        _splitpath(path_exe ,drive, dir , fname , ext  );
        strcpy( result, drive );
        strcat( result, dir );
        strcat( result, fname );
        return result;
}

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