Shell32 Functions
The Shell32 API provides functions for interacting with the Windows shell, including file management, shortcut manipulation, and system dialogs.
Categories
- File Operations Functions for copying, moving, deleting, and renaming files and folders.
- Shortcut Management Functions for creating, modifying, and resolving shell shortcuts (.lnk files).
- System Dialogs Functions for displaying common Windows dialog boxes like Open, Save As, and Browse Folders.
- ShellExecute and Related Functions for executing files, URLs, and documents with their associated applications.
- Tray Notifications Functions for displaying icons and balloons in the system tray.
Most Used Functions
- SHAppBarMessage Manages shell application bars.
- SHFileOperation Performs high-level file operations such as copying, moving, renaming, and deleting.
- SHGetFolderPath Retrieves the path of a special folder (e.g., Desktop, My Documents).
- IShellFolder Represents a folder in the shell namespace.
- PathFileExists Checks if a file or directory exists.