Displaying the File Properties Dialog

Author: Lothar A. Haensler

Displaying the File Properties Dialog

This code shows how to display the file properties dialog through VB5/6 Code.

Paste the following code into a module in your project:

option Explicit
'
private Const SW_SHOW = 5
private Const SEE_MASK_INVOKEIDLIST = &HC
private Type SHELLEXECUTEINFO
    cbSize as Long
    fMask as Long
    hwnd as Long
    lpVerb as string
    lpFile as string
    lpParameters as string
    lpDirectory as string
    nShow as Long
    hInstApp as Long
    ' optional fields
    lpIDList as Long
    lpClass as string
    hkeyClass as Long
    dwHotKey as Long
    hIcon as Long
    hProcess as Long
End Type

private Declare Function ShellExecuteEx Lib "shell32.dll" _
    (byref s as SHELLEXECUTEINFO) as Long

public Sub DisplayFileProperties(byval sFullFileAndPathName as string)
    Dim shInfo as SHELLEXECUTEINFO

    With shInfo
        .cbSize = LenB(shInfo)
        .lpFile = sFullFileAndPathName
        .nShow = SW_SHOW
        .fMask = SEE_MASK_INVOKEIDLIST
        .lpVerb = "properties"
    End With

    ShellExecuteEx shInfo
End Sub

Now simply call the DisplayFileProperties routine with the full file and path name of the required file to display the properties.

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