Library code snippets
Recycle Files!
Want to delete a file and have it go into the recycle bin? The Kill statement
permanently deletes the file. Instead, try the following:Private Declare Function SHFileOperation Lib _Next create a function called Recycle, like so
"shell32.dll" (ByRef lpFileOp As _
SHFILEOPSTRUCT) As Long
Private Const ERROR_SUCCESS = 0&
Private Const FO_COPY = &H2
Private Const FO_DELETE = &H3
Private Const FO_MOVE = &H1
Private Const FO_RENAME = &H4
Private Const FOF_ALLOWUNDO = &H40
Private Const FOF_CONFIRMMOUSE = &H2
Private Const FOF_FILESONLY = &H80
Private Const FOF_MULTIDESTFILES = &H1
Private Const FOF_NOCONFIRMATION = &H10
Private Const FOF_NOCONFIRMMKDIR = &H200
Private Const FOF_RENAMEONCOLLISION = &H8
Private Const FOF_SILENT = &H4
Private Const FOF_SIMPLEPROGRESS = &H100
Private Const FOF_WANTMAPPINGHANDLE = &H20
Private Type SHFILEOPSTRUCT
hwnd As Long
wFunc As Long
pFrom As String
pTo As String
fFlags As Integer
fAnyOperationsAborted As Long
hNameMappings As Long
lpszProgressTitle As String '
only used if FOF_SIMPLEPROGRESS
End Type
Public Sub Recycle(ByVal FileName As String)
Dim CFileStruct As SHFILEOPSTRUCT
With CFileStruct
.hwnd = Me.hwnd
.fFlags = FOF_ALLOWUNDO
.pFrom = FileName
.wFunc = FO_DELETE
End With
If SHFileOperation(CFileStruct) <> ERROR_SUCCESS Then
'An error occurred.
End If
End Sub
To test the procedure, create a dummy text file, drop a command button onto
a
Visual Basic form, and then attach the following codePrivate Sub Command1_Click()
Recycle "c: est.txt"
End Sub
When you click the button, Windows asks if you want to move the file to the
Recycle Bin.
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