| Option Explicit 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 lpIDList As Long lpClass As String hkeyClass As Long dwHotKey As Long hIcon As Long hProcess As Long End Type Private Const SEE_MASK_INVOKEIDLIST = &HC Private Const SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS = &H40 Private Const SEE_MASK_FLAG_NO_UI = &H400 Private Declare Function ShellExecuteEX Lib "shell32.dll" Alias _ "ShellExecuteEx" (SEI As SHELLEXECUTEINFO) As Long Public Function ShowProps(FileName As String, _ OwnerhWnd As Long) As Boolean 'USAGE: 'To show the properties dialog box of "c:\autoexec.bat", use the following code: 'Call ShowProps("c:\autoexec.bat", Me.hwnd) Function will return false if 'property windows can't be shown for any reason (e.g., invalid file or Ownerhwnd) On Error Resume Next Dim SEI As SHELLEXECUTEINFO Dim r As Long With SEI .cbSize = Len(SEI) .fMask = SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS Or _ SEE_MASK_INVOKEIDLIST Or SEE_MASK_FLAG_NO_UI .hwnd = OwnerhWnd .lpVerb = "properties" .lpFile = FileName .lpParameters = vbNullChar .lpDirectory = vbNullChar .nShow = 0 .hInstApp = 0 .lpIDList = 0 End With r = ShellExecuteEX(SEI) ShowProps = r End Function |
Display the File Properties Dialog Box |
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