'===========================================================================
' Subject: RECYCLE BIN EXAMPLE                Date: 01-20-00 (14:27)       
'  Author: Egbert Zijlema                     Code: PBCC, PBDLL            
'  Origin: dave@powerbasic.com              Packet: PBCC.ABC
'===========================================================================
#COMPILE EXE
#INCLUDE "WIN32API.INC"

FUNCTION RecycleBin(FilNam AS STRING) AS LONG
   LOCAL shfo AS SHFILEOPSTRUCT                 ' predefined structure
   LOCAL szSource AS ASCIIZ * 64
   szSource = FilNam + CHR$(0)                  ' convert to ASCIIZ
   shfo.wFunc = %FO_DELETE                      ' function delete file
   shfo.pFrom = VARPTR(szSource)                ' pointer to file
   shfo.fFlags = %FOF_ALLOWUNDO                 ' enable undo
   dummy& = SHFileOperation(shfo)               ' call funtion
   FUNCTION = shfo.fAnyOperationsAborted        ' return value, either 0 or non-zero
END FUNCTION

FUNCTION PBMAIN()
   LOCAL RetVal AS LONG
   RetVal = RecycleBin("C:\MYFILE.TXT")

   ' use the following lines only when the deleted file is part of an array or in a listbox
   IF RetVal = 0 THEN
     ARRAY DELETE StringArray(index)
     LISTBOX DELETE hDlg,  %IDLISTBOX,  position&
   END IF
END FUNCTION