Procedure to empty recycle bin
Procedure EmptyRecycleBin ;
Const
SHERB_NOCONFIRMATION = $00000001 ;
SHERB_NOPROGRESSUI = $00000002 ;
SHERB_NOSOUND = $00000004 ;
Type
TSHEmptyRecycleBin = function (Wnd : HWND;
pszRootPath : PChar;
dwFlags : DWORD
) : HRESULT; stdcall ;
Var
SHEmptyRecycleBin : TSHEmptyRecycleBin;
LibHandle : THandle;
Begin { EmptyRecycleBin }
LibHandle := LoadLibrary(PChar(‘Shell32.dll’)) ;
if LibHandle <> 0 then
@SHEmptyRecycleBin := GetProcAddress(LibHandle, ‘SHEmptyRecycleBinA’)
else
begin
MessageDlg(‘Failed to load Shell32.dll.’, mtError, [mbOK], 0);
Exit;
end;
if @SHEmptyRecycleBin <> nil then
SHEmptyRecycleBin(Application.Handle,
nil,
SHERB_NOCONFIRMATION or SHERB_NOPROGRESSUI or SHERB_NOSOUND);
FreeLibrary(LibHandle);
@SHEmptyRecycleBin := nil ;
end; { EmptyRecycleBin }