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Move a file to the recycle bin

Move a file to the recycle bin

'move a file to the recycle bin 
Private Type SHFILEOPSTRUCT
hwnd As Long
wFunc As Long
pFrom As String
pTo As String
fFlags As Integer
fAnyOperationsAborted As Long
hNameMappings As Long
lpszProgressTitle As Long
End Type
Private Declare Function SHFileOperation Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "SHFileOperationA" (lpFileOp As SHFILEOPSTRUCT) As Long
Private Const FO_DELETE = &H3
Private Const FOF_ALLOWUNDO = &H40

Dim typOperation As SHFILEOPSTRUCT

With typOperation
.wFunc = FO_DELETE
.pFrom = "filename.txt" 'File to move to bin
.fFlags = FOF_ALLOWUNDO
End With
SHFileOperation typOperation