This is the VB.NET version of "Send file to recycle bin"
Option Strict Off
Option Explicit On
Imports System.IO
Module Module1
Private Structure SHFILEOPSTRUCT
Dim hwnd As Integer
Dim wFunc As Integer
Dim pFrom As String
Dim pTo As String
Dim fFlags As Short
Dim fAnyOperationsAborted As Boolean
Dim hNameMappings As Integer
Dim lpszProgressTitle As String
End Structure
Private Const FO_DELETE As Short = &H3s
Private Const FOF_ALLOWUNDO As Short = &H40s
Private Const FOF_NOCONFIRMATION As Short = &H10s
Private Declare Function SHFileOperation Lib "shell32.dll" Alias _
"SHFileOperationA" (ByRef lpFileOp As SHFILEOPSTRUCT) As Integer
Public Function Recycle(ByRef sPath As String) As Integer
Dim FileOp As SHFILEOPSTRUCT
If Not File.Exists(sPath) Then
MsgBox("Could not find " & sPath & "." & vbCrLf _
& "Please verify the path.")
Recycle = -1
Exit Function
End If
With FileOp
.wFunc = FO_DELETE
.pFrom = sPath & vbNullChar
.pTo = vbNullChar
.fFlags = FOF_NOCONFIRMATION Or FOF_ALLOWUNDO
.lpszProgressTitle = "Sending " & sPath & " to the Recycle Bin"
End With
Try
SHFileOperation(FileOp)
Catch ex As Exception
MsgBox(ex.Message)
End Try
Recycle = 0
End Function
End Module
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