Using Win32 functions in Visual FoxPro Image Gallery functions  • examples  • solutions  • updates  • about •  links   • articles  •  login • Function Groups: All Functions 1263 Atom 1 Authentication 14 Authorization 6 Bitmap 9 Brush 2 Clipboard 15 Color 1 COM 6 Common Dialog Box 12 Console 12 Coordinate Space and Transformation 9 Cryptography Reference 26 Cursor 5 Data Decompression Library 3 Debugging 2 Desktop Window Manager (DWM) 1 Device Context 13 Device Input and Output 1 Dialog Box 6 Dynamic-Link Library 6 Error Handling 10 Event Logging 10 Extensible Storage Engine (ESE, Jet Blue) 23 File Management 49 File Mapping 4 File System 19 Filled Shape 2 Font and Text 13 GDI+ 6 GDI+ Bitmap 10 GDI+ Brush 4 GDI+ Font 9 GDI+ Graphics 26 GDI+ Image 20 GDI+ ImageAttributes 3 GDI+ Matrix 10 GDI+ Pen 2 GDI+ StringFormat 2 GDI+ Text 2 Handle and Object 4 Hook 2 HTTP Functions (WinHTTP) 12 Icon 7 Internet Functions (WinInet) 49 IP Helper 24 Kernel Transaction Manager 3 Keyboard Input 22 Mailslot 3 Memory Management 26 Menu 18 Message and Message Queue 6 Metafile 6 Monitor Configuration (Vista) 8 Mouse Input 7 MSHTML Reference 1 Multiple Display Monitors 2 National Language Support 8 Network Management 34 ODBC API 30 Painting and Drawing 17 Path 3 Performance Monitoring 12 Pipe 5 PnP Configuration Manager 6 Power Management 6 Printing and Print Spooler 35 Process and Thread 31 Raw Input 4 Region 7 Registry 21 Remote Access Service (RAS) 5 Remote Application Programming (RAPI) 49 Remote Procedure Call (RPC) 7 Resource 10 Security 19 Service 11 Setup API functions 7 Shell Functions 37 Shell Lightweight Utility APIs -- misc. functions 2 Shell Lightweight Utility APIs -- Path Functions 20 Shell Lightweight Utility APIs -- string functions 4 Simple MAPI 9 String 10 Synchronization 13 System Information 23 System Shutdown 5 Terminal Services 10 Time 16 Unicode and Character Set 2 URL Monikers 7 Version Information 2 Virtual Hard Disk (Win7) 4 Window 36 Window Class 8 Window Procedure 3 Window Property 3 Window Station and Desktop 7 Windows Controls 8 Windows Multimedia 76 Windows Networking 18 Windows Sockets 2 (Winsock) 38 Shell Functions            ..msdn    Add comment AssocQueryString Searches for and retrieves a file or protocol association-related string from the registry. DllGetVersion Implemented by many of the Microsoft® Windows® Shell dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) to allow applications to obtain DLL-specific version information. DragAcceptFiles Registers whether a window accepts dropped files. DragFinish Releases memory that the system allocated for use in transferring file names to the application. DragQueryFile Retrieves the names of dropped files that result from a successful drag-and-drop operation. DragQueryPoint Retrieves the position of the mouse pointer at the time a file was dropped during a drag-and-drop operation. FileIconInit Reinitializes the system image list. FindExecutable Retrieves the name of and handle to the executable (.exe) file associated with the specified file name. GetFileNameFromBrowse This function creates an Open dialog box that lets the user specify the drive, directory, and name of a file to open. GetMenuContextHelpId Retrieves the Help context identifier associated with the specified menu. GetWindowContextHelpId The GetWindowContextHelpId function retrieves the help context identifier, if any, associated with the specified window. Windows NT only InetIsOffline Determines whether or not the system is connected to the Internet. IsUserAnAdmin Tests whether the current user is a member of the Administrator"s group. PathMakeUniqueName Creates a unique path name from a template. PathYetAnotherMakeUniqueName Creates a unique filename based on an existing filename. RealDriveType Determines the drive type based on the drive number. RestartDialog Displays a dialog box that prompts the user to restart Microsoft® Windows®. When the user clicks the button, the function calls ExitWindowsEx to attempt to restart Windows. SHAddToRecentDocs Adds a document to the Shell"s list of recently used documents or clears all documents from the list. SHBrowseForFolder Displays a dialog box that enables the user to select a Shell folder. SHCreateDirectory Creates a folder. ShellAbout Displays a Shell About dialog box ShellExecute Performs an operation on a specified file. ShellExecuteEx Performs an action on a file. Shell_GetImageLists Retrieves system image lists for large and small icons -- undocumented. Shell_NotifyIcon Sends a message to the taskbar"s status area. SHEmptyRecycleBin Empties the Recycle Bin on the specified drive. SHFileOperation Copies, moves, renames, or deletes a file system object. SHFormatDrive The SHFormatDrive API provides access to the Shell"s format dialog box. This allows applications that want to format disks to bring up the same dialog box that the Shell uses for disk formatting. SHGetFileInfo Retrieves information about an object in the file system, such as a file, a folder, a directory, or a drive root. SHGetFolderPath Takes the CSIDL of a folder and returns the pathname. SHGetPathFromIDList Converts an item identifier list to a file system path. SHGetSpecialFolderLocation Retrieves a pointer to the ITEMIDLIST structure of a special folder. SHGetStockIconInfo Retrieves information about system-defined Shell icons. SHParseDisplayName Translates a Shell namespace object"s display name into an item identifier list and returns the attributes of the object. This function is the preferred method to convert a string to a pointer to an item identifier list (PIDL). SHQueryRecycleBin Retrieves the size of the Recycle Bin, and the number of items in it, on the specified drive. SHSimpleIDListFromPath Returns a pointer to an ITEMIDLIST structure when passed a path. WinHelp The WinHelp function starts Windows Help (WINHELP.EXE) and passes additional data indicating the nature of the help requested by the application Code examples: How to remove a directory that is not empty Browsing Windows Known Folders (Special Folders) Dragging files from Explorer window and dropping them on FoxPro control (requires VFP9) Displaying system dialog that selects a folder Windows Shell Icons displayed and exported to ICO files (Vista) Accessing the list of Windows Recent Documents Detecting changes in connections to removable drives (VFP9) Mapping and disconnecting network drives Displaying icons in the system tray (VFP9) Reading the structure of VFP main menu Using FoxTray ActiveX control: System Tray Icon and menu attached to VFP form Creating a unique filename based on existing filename How to display the Properties dialog box for a file (ShellExecuteEx) Displaying the associated icons and descriptions for files and folders How to make application automatically close all documents it opened Deleting files into the Recycle Bin Accessing Adobe Reader 7.0 main menu from VFP application Creating an Open dialog box to specify the drive, directory, and name of a file to open (Shell32 version) Storing content of the Clipboard to a bitmap file Displaying the drive type value How to empty the Recycle Bin Accessing examples contained in this reference from a VFP application GDI+: creating scaled copy of image file Disk in drive A: GDI+: Drawing a Pie Chart System Image List Viewer Obtaining Shell32.dll version Accessing examples contained in this reference through Web Services Saving HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\ODBC Registry Entries to an XML file How to display Windows On-Screen Keyboard GDI+: cropping images How to find the application associated with a file name How to control Adobe Reader 9.0 (SDI mode) from VFP application Retrieving window and menu help context identifiers Accessing Windows Control Panel from VFP Application Creating a folder Displaying standard progress dialog box when copying files Using the RestartDialog function -- restarting Windows How to retrieve number of objects in the Recycle Bin GDI+: converting text strings to images and saving in a graphics file Using Shell for performing operations on files How to get Special Folders paths Retrieving current user for the process Determining whether or not the system is connected to the Internet How to access a file using not its name but an alias (hard link) Finding the application, icon and friendly names associated with a file name User Contributed Notes: There are no notes on this subject. 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