SHFileOperation (shell32)
Last changed: Quaint Mako-88.174.61.36

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Summary

C# Signature:

[DllImport("shell32.dll")]
static extern int SHFileOperation([In] ref SHFILEOPSTRUCT lpFileOp);

User-Defined Types:

SHFILEOPSTRUCT

Notes:

None.

Tips & Tricks:

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Sample Code:

public class InteropSHFileOperation
{
    public enum FO_Func : uint
    {
        FO_MOVE = 0x0001,
        FO_COPY = 0x0002,
        FO_DELETE = 0x0003,
        FO_RENAME = 0x0004,
    }

    struct SHFILEOPSTRUCT
    {
        public IntPtr hwnd;
        public FO_Func wFunc;
        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
        public string pFrom;
        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
        public string pTo;
        public ushort fFlags;
        public bool fAnyOperationsAborted;
        public IntPtr hNameMappings;
        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
        public string lpszProgressTitle;

    }

    [DllImport("shell32.dll",  CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
    static extern int SHFileOperation([In] ref SHFILEOPSTRUCT lpFileOp);

    private SHFILEOPSTRUCT _ShFile;
    public FILEOP_FLAGS fFlags;

    public IntPtr hwnd
    {
        set
        {
            this._ShFile.hwnd = value;
        }
    }
    public FO_Func wFunc
    {
        set
        {
            this._ShFile.wFunc = value;
        }
    }

    public string pFrom
    {
        set
        {
            this._ShFile.pFrom = value + '\0' + '\0';
        }
    }
    public string pTo
    {
        set
        {
            this._ShFile.pTo = value + '\0' + '\0';
        }
    }

    public bool fAnyOperationsAborted
    {
        set
        {
            this._ShFile.fAnyOperationsAborted = value;
        }
    }
    public IntPtr hNameMappings
    {
        set
        {
            this._ShFile.hNameMappings = value;
        }
    }
    public string lpszProgressTitle
    {
        set
        {
            this._ShFile.lpszProgressTitle = value + '\0';
        }
    }

    public InteropSHFileOperation()
    {

        this.fFlags = new FILEOP_FLAGS();
        this._ShFile = new SHFILEOPSTRUCT();
        this._ShFile.hwnd = IntPtr.Zero;
        this._ShFile.wFunc = FO_Func.FO_COPY;
        this._ShFile.pFrom = "";
        this._ShFile.pTo = "";
        this._ShFile.fAnyOperationsAborted = false;
        this._ShFile.hNameMappings = IntPtr.Zero;
        this._ShFile.lpszProgressTitle = "";

    }

    public bool Execute()
    {
        this._ShFile.fFlags = this.fFlags.Flag;
        int ReturnValue = SHFileOperation(ref this._ShFile);
        if ( ReturnValue == 0 )
        {
            return true;
        }
        else
        {
            return false;
        }
    }

    public class FILEOP_FLAGS
    {
        private enum FILEOP_FLAGS_ENUM : ushort
        {
            FOF_MULTIDESTFILES = 0x0001,
            FOF_CONFIRMMOUSE = 0x0002,
            FOF_SILENT = 0x0004,  // don't create progress/report
            FOF_RENAMEONCOLLISION = 0x0008,
            FOF_NOCONFIRMATION = 0x0010,  // Don't prompt the user.
            FOF_WANTMAPPINGHANDLE = 0x0020,  // Fill in SHFILEOPSTRUCT.hNameMappings
            // Must be freed using SHFreeNameMappings
            FOF_ALLOWUNDO = 0x0040,
            FOF_FILESONLY = 0x0080,  // on *.*, do only files
            FOF_SIMPLEPROGRESS = 0x0100,  // means don't show names of files
            FOF_NOCONFIRMMKDIR = 0x0200,  // don't confirm making any needed dirs
            FOF_NOERRORUI = 0x0400,  // don't put up error UI
            FOF_NOCOPYSECURITYATTRIBS = 0x0800,  // dont copy NT file Security Attributes
            FOF_NORECURSION = 0x1000,  // don't recurse into directories.
            FOF_NO_CONNECTED_ELEMENTS = 0x2000,  // don't operate on connected elements.
            FOF_WANTNUKEWARNING = 0x4000,  // during delete operation, warn if nuking instead of recycling (partially overrides FOF_NOCONFIRMATION)
            FOF_NORECURSEREPARSE = 0x8000,  // treat reparse points as objects, not containers
        }

        public bool FOF_MULTIDESTFILES = false;
        public bool FOF_CONFIRMMOUSE = false;
        public bool FOF_SILENT = false;
        public bool FOF_RENAMEONCOLLISION = false;
        public bool FOF_NOCONFIRMATION = false;
        public bool FOF_WANTMAPPINGHANDLE = false;
        public bool FOF_ALLOWUNDO = false;
        public bool FOF_FILESONLY = false;
        public bool FOF_SIMPLEPROGRESS = false;
        public bool FOF_NOCONFIRMMKDIR = false;
        public bool FOF_NOERRORUI = false;
        public bool FOF_NOCOPYSECURITYATTRIBS = false;
        public bool FOF_NORECURSION = false;
        public bool FOF_NO_CONNECTED_ELEMENTS = false;
        public bool FOF_WANTNUKEWARNING = false;
        public bool FOF_NORECURSEREPARSE = false;
        public ushort Flag
        {
            get
            {
                ushort ReturnValue = 0;

                if ( this.FOF_MULTIDESTFILES == true )
                    ReturnValue |= (ushort)FILEOP_FLAGS_ENUM.FOF_MULTIDESTFILES;
                if ( this.FOF_CONFIRMMOUSE == true )
                    ReturnValue |= (ushort)FILEOP_FLAGS_ENUM.FOF_CONFIRMMOUSE;
                if ( this.FOF_SILENT == true )
                    ReturnValue |= (ushort)FILEOP_FLAGS_ENUM.FOF_SILENT;
                if ( this.FOF_RENAMEONCOLLISION == true )
                    ReturnValue |= (ushort)FILEOP_FLAGS_ENUM.FOF_RENAMEONCOLLISION;
                if ( this.FOF_NOCONFIRMATION == true )
                    ReturnValue |= (ushort)FILEOP_FLAGS_ENUM.FOF_NOCONFIRMATION;
                if ( this.FOF_WANTMAPPINGHANDLE == true )
                    ReturnValue |= (ushort)FILEOP_FLAGS_ENUM.FOF_WANTMAPPINGHANDLE;
                if ( this.FOF_ALLOWUNDO == true )
                    ReturnValue |= (ushort)FILEOP_FLAGS_ENUM.FOF_ALLOWUNDO;
                if ( this.FOF_FILESONLY == true )
                    ReturnValue |= (ushort)FILEOP_FLAGS_ENUM.FOF_FILESONLY;
                if ( this.FOF_SIMPLEPROGRESS == true )
                    ReturnValue |= (ushort)FILEOP_FLAGS_ENUM.FOF_SIMPLEPROGRESS;
                if ( this.FOF_NOCONFIRMMKDIR == true )
                    ReturnValue |= (ushort)FILEOP_FLAGS_ENUM.FOF_NOCONFIRMMKDIR;
                if ( this.FOF_NOERRORUI == true )
                    ReturnValue |= (ushort)FILEOP_FLAGS_ENUM.FOF_NOERRORUI;
                if ( this.FOF_NOCOPYSECURITYATTRIBS == true )
                    ReturnValue |= (ushort)FILEOP_FLAGS_ENUM.FOF_NOCOPYSECURITYATTRIBS;
                if ( this.FOF_NORECURSION == true )
                    ReturnValue |= (ushort)FILEOP_FLAGS_ENUM.FOF_NORECURSION;
                if ( this.FOF_NO_CONNECTED_ELEMENTS == true )
                    ReturnValue |= (ushort)FILEOP_FLAGS_ENUM.FOF_NO_CONNECTED_ELEMENTS;
                if ( this.FOF_WANTNUKEWARNING == true )
                    ReturnValue |= (ushort)FILEOP_FLAGS_ENUM.FOF_WANTNUKEWARNING;
                if ( this.FOF_NORECURSEREPARSE == true )
                    ReturnValue |= (ushort)FILEOP_FLAGS_ENUM.FOF_NORECURSEREPARSE;

                return ReturnValue;
            }
        }
    }

}

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