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Use the RecycleBin to delete files

Use the RecycleBin to delete files

'Make use of the RecycleBin
'make a new project with a form (name = frmDeleteFiles)
'put the code in the right places (use Insert/File)
'press F5

'on a module form
Option Explicit

Public type SHFILEOPSTRUCT
 hWnd as Long
 wFunc as Long
 pFrom as String
 pTo as String
 fFlags as Integer
 fAborted as Boolean
 hNameMaps as Long
 sProgress as String
End Type

Declare Function SHFileOperation Lib "shell32.dll" (lpFileOP as SHFILEOPSTRUCT) as Long

Type BrowseInfo
    hWndOwner as Long
    pIDLRoor as Long
    pszDisplayName as Long
    lpszTitle as Long
    ulFlags as Long
    lpfnCallback as Long
    lParam as Long
    iImage as Long
End Type

Public Const BIF_RETURNONLYFSDIRS = 1
Public Const MAX_PATH = 260

Public Declare sub CoTaskMemFree Lib "ole32.dll" (ByVal hMem as Long)
Public Declare Function lstrcat Lib "kernel32" Alias "lstrcatA" (ByVal lpString1 as String, ByVal lpString2 as String) as Long
Public Declare Function SHBrowseForFolder Lib "shell32" (lpbi as BrowseInfo) as Long
Public Declare Function SHGetPathFromIDList Lib "shell32" (ByVal pidList as Long, ByVal lpBuffer as String) as Long

Public Function blnDeleteFilesToRecycleBin(ParamArray vntFilename() as Variant) as Boolean

 on Error GoTo ErrorToRecycleBin
 
  dim intK as Integer
  dim strFiles as String
  dim udtShellFileOper as SHFILEOPSTRUCT
  dim lngResult as Long
 
  For intK = LBound(vntFilename) To UBound(vntFilename)
   strFiles = strFiles & vntFilename(intK) & vbNullChar
  Next
 
  strFiles = strFiles & vbNullChar
  
  With udtShellFileOper
   .wFunc = &H3
   .pFrom = strFiles
   .fFlags = &H40
  end With
  
  lngResult = SHFileOperation(udtShellFileOper)
 
  blnDeleteFilesToRecycleBin = True
  exit Function

ErrorToRecycleBin:
 blnDeleteFilesToRecycleBin = False
 exit Function

End Function


Public Function strChooseFolder(hWndOwner as Long, strPrompt as String) as String
    dim intNull as Integer
    dim lngIDList as Long
    dim lngResult as Long
    dim strPath as String
    dim udtBI as BrowseInfo
    
    With udtBI
        .hWndOwner = hWndOwner
        .lpszTitle = lstrcat(strPrompt, "")
        .ulFlags = BIF_RETURNONLYFSDIRS
    end With
    
    lngIDList = SHBrowseForFolder(udtBI)
    If lngIDList Then
        strPath = String$(MAX_PATH, 0)
        lngResult = SHGetPathFromIDList(lngIDList, strPath)
        Call CoTaskMemFree(lngIDList)
        intNull = InStr(strPath, vbNullChar)
        If intNull Then
            strPath = Left$(strPath, intNull - 1)
        end If
    end If
    
    strChooseFolder = strPath
        
End Function

'on the form called frmDeleteFiles
Private sub Form_Load()
    dim strPath as String
    dim blnResult as Boolean
    
    strPath = strChooseFolder(Me.hWnd, "Choose a folder")
    If Not blnDeleteFilesToRecycleBin(strPath & "\*.url") Then MsgBox "error"
    Unload frmDeleteFiles
    
End Sub

Private sub Form_Unload(Cancel as Integer)
    End
End Sub

Return