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'File/Folder Handling - How to Launch the file Property Dialog

Option Explicit
 
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
Public Const SEE_MASK_INVOKEIDLIST = &HC
Public Const SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS = &H40
Public Const SEE_MASK_FLAG_NO_UI = &H400
Declare Function ShellExecuteEX Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteEx" (SEI As SHELLEXECUTEINFO) As Long
 
Public Sub ShowProps(ByVal sFileName As String, ByVal OwnerhWnd As Long)
    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 = sFileName
        .lpParameters = vbNullChar
        .lpDirectory = vbNullChar
        .nShow = 0
        .hInstApp = 0
        .lpIDList = 0
    End With
    r = ShellExecuteEX(SEI)
End Sub
 
'How to call this function
'Private Sub Form_Load()
'    Call ShowProps("C:\Autoexec.bat", Me.hwnd)
'End Sub