delete files and keep in recycle

[jfchui]

Just wonder if there is anyone who knows how to write codes (VB or C++) to delete a file(s). But I don't want the file to be permanently removed. How can I make it to go to the recycle bin after it is deleted. Is that possible with codes?

Using an instance of the FileSystemObject it is a simple command to delete a file in Vb. But my test shows it does not go to the recycle bin (under Windows OS).

Thks.

[ScaryBinary]

Looks like you have to do it using the Windows API. An example is linked below.

Recycle Bin Example (VB) (http://www.cpearson.com/excel/Recycle.htm)

[ahurtt]

Yes, the recycle bin is a Windows specific thing so you would have to use some API provided by Windows. To do it in a more generic way, it sounds like what you are talking about is just a simple "move" command.

[ScaryBinary]

Originally posted by ahurtt
...it sounds like what you are talking about is just a simple "move" command.
I thought that, too, but I couldn't figure out where the recycle bin actually is (in other words, how does one refer to the recycle bin in a C:/foo/bar sort of fashion?).

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