Module: ShellFileDisk in Category Windows : File and Disk Operations from Total Visual SourceBook

' Example of modShellFileDisk
'
' To try this example, do the following:
' 1. Create a new form
' 2. Create a list box named 'lstExample'
' 3. Create the following command buttons
'       'cmdTest'
'       'cmdRecentDocs'
'       'cmdFileOps'
'       'cmdFormat'
' 4. Paste all the code from this example to the new form's module.

' This example assumes that the sample files are located in the folder named by the following constant.
Private Const mcstrSamplePath As String = "C:\Total Visual SourceBook 2013\Samples\"

Private Sub cmdFormat_Click()
  ' Example of ShellFormatDisk
  ' Uncomment this routine in order to test it on your machine

  Dim fResult As Boolean

  'If MsgBox("Are you sure you want to format the A drive?", vbYesNo) = vbYes Then
  '  fResult = ShellFormatDisk(Me.hwnd, "a", True, False, False)
  'End If

  MsgBox fResult

End Sub

Private Sub cmdTest_Click()
  Dim strOutput As String

  With lstExample
    ' clear the list.  In VB6 use .Clear
    .RowSource = ""

    ' Example of GetShellAppdataLocation
    .AddItem "----- GetShellAppdataLocation -----"
    strOutput = GetShellAppdataLocation(Me.hWnd)
    .AddItem strOutput

    ' Example of GetShellCommonDesktopDirectoryLocation
    .AddItem "----- GetShellCommonDesktopDirectoryLocation -----"
    strOutput = GetShellCommonDesktopDirectoryLocation(Me.hWnd)
    .AddItem strOutput

    ' Example of GetShellCommonProgramsLocation
    .AddItem "----- GetShellCommonProgramsLocation -----"
    strOutput = GetShellCommonProgramsLocation(Me.hWnd)
    .AddItem strOutput

    ' Example of GetShellCommonStartMenuLocation
    .AddItem "----- GetShellCommonStartMenuLocation -----"
    strOutput = GetShellCommonStartMenuLocation(Me.hWnd)
    .AddItem strOutput

    ' Example of GetShellCommonStartupLocation
    .AddItem "----- GetShellCommonStartupLocation -----"
    strOutput = GetShellCommonStartupLocation(Me.hWnd)
    .AddItem strOutput

    ' Example of GetShellDesktopDirectoryLocation
    .AddItem "----- GetShellDesktopDirectoryLocation -----"
    strOutput = GetShellDesktopDirectoryLocation(Me.hWnd)
    .AddItem strOutput

    ' Example of GetShellDesktopLocation
    .AddItem "----- GetShellDesktopLocation -----"
    strOutput = GetShellDesktopLocation(Me.hWnd)
    .AddItem strOutput

    ' Example of GetShellFavoritesLocation
    .AddItem "----- GetShellFavoritesLocation -----"
    strOutput = GetShellFavoritesLocation(Me.hWnd)
    .AddItem strOutput

    ' Example of GetShellFontsLocation
    .AddItem "----- GetShellFontsLocation -----"
    strOutput = GetShellFontsLocation(Me.hWnd)
    .AddItem strOutput

    ' Example of GetShellPersonalLocation
    .AddItem "----- GetShellPersonalLocation -----"
    strOutput = GetShellPersonalLocation(Me.hWnd)
    .AddItem strOutput

    ' Example of GetShellProgramsLocation
    .AddItem "----- GetShellProgramsLocation -----"
    strOutput = GetShellProgramsLocation(Me.hWnd)
    .AddItem strOutput

    ' Example of GetShellRecentLocation
    .AddItem "----- GetShellRecentLocation -----"
    strOutput = GetShellRecentLocation(Me.hWnd)
    .AddItem strOutput

    ' Example of GetShellSendToLocation
    .AddItem "----- GetShellSendToLocation -----"
    strOutput = GetShellSendToLocation(Me.hWnd)
    .AddItem strOutput

    ' Example of GetShellStartMenuLocation
    .AddItem "----- GetShellStartMenuLocation -----"
    strOutput = GetShellStartMenuLocation(Me.hWnd)
    .AddItem strOutput

    ' Example of GetShellStartupLocation
    .AddItem "----- GetShellStartupLocation -----"
    strOutput = GetShellStartupLocation(Me.hWnd)
    .AddItem strOutput

    ' Example of GetShellTemplatesLocation
    .AddItem "----- GetShellTemplatesLocation -----"
    strOutput = GetShellTemplatesLocation(Me.hWnd)
    .AddItem strOutput
  End With
End Sub

Private Sub cmdFileOps_Click()

  Dim strFile As String
  Dim strDest As String

  strFile = mcstrSamplePath & "test.txt"
  strDest = mcstrSamplePath & "testcopy.txt"

  ' Example of ShellCopyFile
  ShellCopyFile Me.hWnd, strFile, strDest, False, "Copy file test..."

  If MsgBox("Is it OK to recycle the file just copied?", vbYesNo + vbQuestion) = vbYes Then
    ' Example of ShellRecycleFile
    ShellRecycleFile Me.hWnd, strDest, True, "Deleting test file"
  End If

End Sub

Private Sub cmdRecentDocs_Click()
  Dim strDoc As String

  strDoc = mcstrSamplePath & "test.txt"

  ' Example of AddToRecentDocs
  AddToRecentDocs strDoc
  MsgBox "The document " & strDoc & " was added to the Recent Document list"

  If MsgBox("Is it OK to clear your list of recent docs?", vbYesNo + vbQuestion) = vbYes Then
    ' Example of ClearRecentDocs
    ClearRecentDocs
  End If

End Sub

Private Sub Form_Load()
  cmdTest.Caption = "Test"
  cmdRecentDocs.Caption = "Recent Docs"
  cmdFileOps.Caption = "File Operations"
  cmdFormat.Caption = "Format"

  ' By default, this it Table/Query but we want to specify our own list of values from code
  lstExample.RowSourceType = "Value List"
End Sub

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