API -> SHGetFileInfo [ Library : shell32.dll, Category :

SHGetFileInfo

Library : shell32.dll Category : _CategoryNotSet

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API Description :

Retrieves information about an object in the file system, such as a file, a folder, a directory, or a drive root.

VB Declaration :

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Declare Function SHGetFileInfo Lib "shell32" Alias "SHGetFileInfoA" (ByVaL pszPath As String, ByVaL dwFileAttributes As Long, psfi As SHFILEINFO, ByVaL cbFileInfo As Long, ByVaL uFlags As Long) As Long

Parameters :

· pszPath
Pointer to a buffer that contains the path and filename. Both absolute and relative paths are valid. If uFlags includes the SHGFI_PIDL, value pszPath must be the address of an ITEMIDLIST structure that contains the list of item identifiers that

Return :

· Returns a value whose meaning depends on the uFlags parameter. If uFlags specifies the SHGFI_EXETYPE value, the return value indicates the type of the executable file. For more information, see the comments below. 

· If uFlags includes the SHGFI_ICON

OS Requirement :

Requires Windows NT 4.0 or later
Requires Windows 95 or later

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