shell32 topic

Windows Shell APIs

Functions provided by the Windows desktop shell, including file associations, known paths, installed programs and the taskbar.

Functions

CommandLineToArgv(Pointer<Utf16> lpCmdLine, Pointer<Int32> pNumArgs) → Pointer<Pointer<Utf16>>

Retrieves the command-line string for the current process.

DragQueryFile(int hDrop, int iFile, Pointer<Utf16> lpszFile, int cch) → int

Retrieves the names of dropped files that result from a successful drag-and-drop operation.

ExtractAssociatedIcon(int hInst, Pointer<Utf16> pszIconPath, Pointer<Uint16> piIcon) → int

Gets a handle to an icon stored as a resource in a file or an icon stored in a file's associated executable file.

FindExecutable(Pointer<Utf16> lpFile, Pointer<Utf16> lpDirectory, Pointer<Utf16> lpResult) → int

Retrieves the name of and handle to the executable (.exe) file associated with a specific document file.

SHCreateItemFromParsingName(Pointer<Utf16> pszPath, Pointer<COMObject> pbc, Pointer<GUID> riid, Pointer<Pointer<NativeType>> ppv) → int

Creates and initializes a Shell item object from a parsing name.

SHCreateMemStream(Pointer<Uint8> pInit, int cbInit) → Pointer<COMObject>

Creates a memory stream using a similar process to CreateStreamOnHGlobal.

Shell_NotifyIcon(int dwMessage, Pointer<NOTIFYICONDATA> lpData) → int

Sends a message to the taskbar's status area.

ShellAbout(int hWnd, Pointer<Utf16> szApp, Pointer<Utf16> szOtherStuff, int hIcon) → int

Displays a ShellAbout dialog box.

ShellExecute(int hwnd, Pointer<Utf16> lpOperation, Pointer<Utf16> lpFile, Pointer<Utf16> lpParameters, Pointer<Utf16> lpDirectory, int nShowCmd) → int

Performs an operation on a specified file.

ShellExecuteEx(Pointer<SHELLEXECUTEINFO> pExecInfo) → int

Performs an operation on a specified file.

SHEmptyRecycleBin(int hwnd, Pointer<Utf16> pszRootPath, int dwFlags) → int

Empties the Recycle Bin on the specified drive.

SHFileOperation(Pointer<SHFILEOPSTRUCT> lpFileOp) → int

Copies, moves, renames, or deletes a file system object.

SHFreeNameMappings(int hNameMappings) → void

Frees a file name mapping object that was retrieved by the SHFileOperation function.

SHGetDesktopFolder(Pointer<Pointer<COMObject>> ppshf) → int

Retrieves the IShellFolder interface for the desktop folder, which is the root of the Shell's namespace.

SHGetDiskFreeSpaceEx(Pointer<Utf16> pszDirectoryName, Pointer<Uint64> pulFreeBytesAvailableToCaller, Pointer<Uint64> pulTotalNumberOfBytes, Pointer<Uint64> pulTotalNumberOfFreeBytes) → int

Retrieves disk space information for a disk volume.

SHGetDriveMedia(Pointer<Utf16> pszDrive, Pointer<Uint32> pdwMediaContent) → int

Returns the type of media that is in the given drive.

SHGetFileInfo(Pointer<Utf16> pszPath, int dwFileAttributes, Pointer<SHFILEINFO> psfi, int cbFileInfo, int uFlags) → int

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

SHGetFolderPath(int hwnd, int csidl, int hToken, int dwFlags, Pointer<Utf16> pszPath) → int

Gets the path of a folder identified by a CSIDL value.

SHGetKnownFolderPath(Pointer<GUID> rfid, int dwFlags, int hToken, Pointer<Pointer<Utf16>> ppszPath) → int

Retrieves the full path of a known folder identified by the folder's KNOWNFOLDERID.

SHGetLocalizedName(Pointer<Utf16> pszPath, Pointer<Utf16> pszResModule, int cch, Pointer<Int32> pidsRes) → int

Retrieves the localized name of a file in a Shell folder.

SHQueryRecycleBin(Pointer<Utf16> pszRootPath, Pointer<SHQUERYRBINFO> pSHQueryRBInfo) → int

Retrieves the size of the Recycle Bin and the number of items in it, for a specified drive.