Sending Files to the Recycle Bin?!?!?

Hey guys... i am stuck trying to creat a command or searching for one which will be able to send any file to the recycle bin.. from what i learned the recycle bin is some kind of virtual file... but i dont understand the concept given in the MSDN library about it.. i wounder if there is a built in function or do i need to create it... and if i have to create it.. what do i need to know... for such operation???

VB Code:

'This program needs a Common Dialog Box, named CDBox.
'  (To add the Common Dialog Box to your tools menu, go to Project->Components (or press CTRL-T)
'   and select Microsoft Common Dialog control)
Private 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
Private Const FO_DELETE = &H3
Private Const FOF_ALLOWUNDO = &H40
Private Declare Function SHFileOperation Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "SHFileOperationA" (lpFileOp As SHFILEOPSTRUCT) As Long
Private Sub Form_Load()
    Dim SHFileOp As SHFILEOPSTRUCT
    'Set the dialog's title
    CDBox.DialogTitle = "Select a file to delete ..."
    'Set the dialog's filter
    CDBox.Filter = "All Files (*.*)|*.*"
    'Show the 'Open File' dialog
    CDBox.ShowOpen
    With SHFileOp
        'Delete the file
        .wFunc = FO_DELETE
        'Select the file
        .pFrom = CDBox.filename
        'Allow 'move to recycle bn'
        .fFlags = FOF_ALLOWUNDO
    End With
    'perform file operation
    SHFileOperation SHFileOp
    MsgBox "The file '" + CDBox.filename + "' has been moved to your Recycling Bin !", vbInformation + vbOKOnly, App.Title
End Sub

Thank you dude... been trying to do this for the past 2weeks....
Thanx alot.... =:OD

VB Code:

Option Explicit
 
Private 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
 
Private Const FO_DELETE = &H3
Private Const FOF_ALLOWUNDO = &H40
Private Declare Function SHFileOperation Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "SHFileOperationA" (lpFileOp As SHFILEOPSTRUCT) As Long
 
Private Sub Command1_Click()
    Dim sFile2Delete As String
    'file to delete
    sFile2Delete = "C:\TEST.BMP"
    'doit
    ShellDeleteFile sFile2Delete, FOF_ALLOWUNDO
End Sub
 
Public Sub ShellDeleteFile(sFile As String, ActionFlag As Long)
    Dim SHFileOp As SHFILEOPSTRUCT
    Dim r As Long
    sFile = sFile & Chr$(0)
    With SHFileOp
        .wFunc = FO_DELETE
        .pFrom = sFile
        .fFlags = ActionFlag
    End With
    r = SHFileOperation(SHFileOp)
End Sub

:eek: what you playing at peet?! :p

ouch!

"King of Most things..." have already been here ;)

;)

Thanx again... =:O)

Anychance having a smaller code... just kidding.... =:OP

how can i send a file to the recycle bin without asking for confirmation?

VB Code:

Option Explicit
 
Private 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
 
Private Const FO_DELETE = &H3
Private Const FOF_ALLOWUNDO = &H40
Private Const FOF_NOCONFIRMATION As Long = &H10
Private Declare Function SHFileOperation Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "SHFileOperationA" (lpFileOp As SHFILEOPSTRUCT) As Long
 
Private Sub Command1_Click()
    Dim sFile2Delete As String
    'file to delete
    sFile2Delete = "C:\TEST.BMP"
    'doit
    ShellDeleteFile sFile2Delete, FOF_ALLOWUNDO + FOF_NOCONFIRMATION
End Sub
 
Public Sub ShellDeleteFile(sFile As String, ActionFlag As Long)
    Dim SHFileOp As SHFILEOPSTRUCT
    Dim r As Long
    sFile = sFile & Chr$(0)
    With SHFileOp
        .wFunc = FO_DELETE
        .pFrom = sFile
        .fFlags = ActionFlag
    End With
    r = SHFileOperation(SHFileOp)
End Sub

thx works great.