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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.
