This tip demonstrates how to use the Win32 API to bring up the explorer properties dialog box for a specified file.  This API function has the same effect as right clicking on a file in Windows 95 and selecting properties.  The dialog box that is opened is shown below. Declarations This following code must be placed in the projects declarations section. Type SHELLEXECUTEINFO     cbSize As Long     fMask As Long     hwnd As Long     lpVerb As String     lpFile As String     lpParameters As String     lpDirectory As String     nShow As Long     hInstApp As Long     lpIDList As Long     lpClass As String     hkeyClass As Long     dwHotKey As Long     hIcon As Long     hProcess As Long End Type Public Const SEE_MASK_INVOKEIDLIST = &HC Public Const SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS = &H40 Public Const SEE_MASK_FLAG_NO_UI = &H400 Declare Function ShellExecuteEX Lib "shell32.dll" Alias _ "ShellExecuteEx" (SEI As SHELLEXECUTEINFO) As Long         Code Public Sub ShowProps(FileName As String, OwnerhWnd As Long)     Dim SEI As SHELLEXECUTEINFO     Dim r As Long     With SEI         .cbSize = Len(SEI)         .fMask = SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS Or _          SEE_MASK_INVOKEIDLIST Or SEE_MASK_FLAG_NO_UI         .hwnd = OwnerhWnd         .lpVerb = "properties"         .lpFile = FileName         .lpParameters = vbNullChar         .lpDirectory = vbNullChar         .nShow = 0         .hInstApp = 0         .lpIDList = 0     End With     r = ShellExecuteEX(SEI)  End Sub         Use To show the properties dialog box of "c:\autoexec.bat", use the following code: Call ShowProps("c:\autoexec.bat", Me.hwnd)