SHUpdateRecycleBinIcon Function

Declare Function SHUpdateRecycleBinIcon Lib "shell32.dll" () As Long

Platforms

Windows 95: Requires Internet Explorer 4.0 with integrated shell installed.
Windows 98: Supported.
Windows NT: Requires Windows NT 4.0 or later and Internet Explorer 4.0 or later with integrated shell installed.
Windows 2000: Supported.
Windows CE: Not Supported.

Description & Usage

SHUpdateRecycleBinIcon updates the Recycle Bin icon on the desktop to reflect the state of the systemwide Recycle Bin. Since the other Recycle Bin management functions will update this icon on their own, there's almost no reason why your applications would need to call this function explicitly.

Return Value

If an error occued, the function returns a non-zero error code. If successful, the function returns 0.

Visual Basic-Specific Issues

None.

Parameters

None.

Example

' Delete the contents in the system's Recycle Bin, without
' showing the progress dialog.  If an error occurs, be safe and
' make sure the proper Recyle Bin icon is used.
Dim retval As Long  ' return value

' Delete the contents of the system's Recycle Bin, if the user OKs it.
retval = SHEmptyRecycleBin(Form1.hWnd, "", SHERB_NOPROGRESSUI)

' If an error occured, be overly save and refresh the Recycle Bin
' icon.  This probably isn't necessary, however.
If retval <> 0 Then  ' error
  retval = SHUpdateRecycleBinIcon()
End If

Related Functions

SHEmptyRecycleBin