How To Delete a File into the Win95/98/Me Recycle Bin

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1. Start a new project in Visual Basic. Form1 is created by default.
2. Place a Command button on Form1.
3. Add the following code to the Form1 code window:

         Option Explicit
   
         Private Type SHFILEOPSTRUCT
           hwnd As Long
           wFunc As Long
           pFrom As String
           pTo As String
           fFlags As Integer
           fAnyOperationsAborted As Boolean
           hNameMappings As Long
           lpszProgressTitle As String
         End Type
   
         Private Declare Function SHFileOperation Lib "shell32.dll" Alias _
           "SHFileOperationA" (lpFileOp As SHFILEOPSTRUCT) As Long
         Private Declare Function GetTempFileName Lib "kernel32" _
           Alias "GetTempFileNameA" (ByVal lpszPath As String, _
           ByVal lpPrefixString As String, ByVal wUnique As Long, _
           ByVal lpTempFileName As String) As Long
   
         Private Const FO_DELETE = &H3
         Private Const FOF_ALLOWUNDO = &H40
   
         Sub Command1_Click()
           Dim FileOperation As SHFILEOPSTRUCT
           Dim lReturn As Long
           Dim sTempFilename As String * 100
           Dim sSendMeToTheBin As String
           lReturn = GetTempFileName("c:\", "VB_", 0, sTempFilename)
           sSendMeToTheBin = Left(sTempFilename, InStr(sTempFilename, _
              Chr$(0)))
           With FileOperation
              .wFunc = FO_DELETE
              .pFrom = sSendMeToTheBin
              .pTO = vbNullChar   ' Not used
              .fFlags = FOF_ALLOWUNDO
           End With
           lReturn = SHFileOperation(FileOperation)
           MsgBox "View your Recycle Bin for files beginning with VB_"
         End Sub
   
   					

4. Press the F5 key to run the project, and click the Command button. You will be prompted to confirm the deletion of the file. In your Recycle Bin, there will be a file with the prefix "VB_" that is the file created by the GetTempFileName Win32 API call.