Add to Recent Documents

Unlike creating a shortcut anywhere else, adding a file (shortcut) to the recent documents list is very easy:

Private Const SHARD_PATH = &H2&
Private Declare Function SHAddToRecentDocs Lib "Shell32.dll" (ByVal dwflags As Long, ByVal dwdata As String) As Long

Private Sub cmdCreate_Click()
SHAddToRecentDocs SHARD_PATH, txtFile.Text
End Sub

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