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

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

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Const SHGFI_TYPENAME = &H400
Const MAX_PATH = 260
Private Type SHFILEINFO
    hIcon As Long                      '  out: icon
    iIcon As Long          '  out: icon index
    dwAttributes As Long               '  out: SFGAO_ flags
    szDisplayName As String * MAX_PATH '  out: display name (or path)
    szTypeName As String * 80         '  out: type name
End Type
Private Declare Function SHGetFileInfo Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "SHGetFileInfoA" (ByVal pszPath As String, ByVal dwFileAttributes As Long, psfi As SHFILEINFO, ByVal cbFileInfo As Long, ByVal uFlags As Long) As Long
Private Sub Form_Paint()
    'KPD-Team 1999
    'URL: http://www.allapi.net/
    'E-Mail: [email protected]
    Dim FI As SHFILEINFO
    'Get file info
    SHGetFileInfo "c:\autoexec.bat", 0, FI, Len(FI), SHGFI_DISPLAYNAME Or SHGFI_TYPENAME
    Me.Cls
    Me.Print "Filename: Autoexec.bat"
    Me.Print "Typename: " + StripTerminator(FI.szTypeName)
    Me.Print "Displayname: " + StripTerminator(FI.szDisplayName)
End Sub
'This fucntion is used to strip al the unnecessary chr$(0)'s
Function StripTerminator(sInput As String) As String
    Dim ZeroPos As Integer
    'Search the position of the first chr$(0)
    ZeroPos = InStr(1, sInput, vbNullChar)
    If ZeroPos > 0 Then
        StripTerminator = Left$(sInput, ZeroPos - 1)
    Else
        StripTerminator = sInput
    End If
End Function