Excel VBA to change properties of non-Excel file

[Anne Troy]

Can we change the properties of "any" file?

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=539403

If we can get an answer in the kb shortly, I can post a link to it. We get lots of hits from there that way.

[mark007]

Interesting concept, might take a look if I get some free time. That is a big if though!

[Ivan F Moala]

I would just use the Windows functionality to change the properties.
This worked for me in WinXp.

'---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Module    : basMain
' DateTime  : 02/09/2004 22:23
' Author    : Ivan F Moala
' Purpose   :
'---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Option Explicit

'//
Public Declare Function ShellExecute _
    Lib "shell32.dll" _
        Alias "ShellExecuteA" ( _
            ByVal Hwnd As Long, _
            ByVal lpOperation As String, _
            ByVal lpFile As String, _
            ByVal lpParameters As String, _
            ByVal lpDirectory As String, _
            ByVal nShowCmd As Long) _
As Long

'// Properties API
Private 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

Private Declare Function ShellExecuteEx _
    Lib "shell32.dll" ( _
        Prop As SHELLEXECUTEINFO) _
As Long

Public Function fnGetPropDlg(strFilepath As String) As Long
Dim Prop As SHELLEXECUTEINFO

With Prop
    .cbSize = Len(Prop)
    .fMask = &HC
    .Hwnd = 0&
    .lpVerb = "properties"
    .lpFile = strFilepath
End With

fnGetPropDlg = ShellExecuteEx(Prop)

End Function

called with

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
Dim vFile As Variant

vFile = Application.GetOpenFilename
If TypeName(vFile) = "Boolean" Then Exit Sub

fnGetPropDlg CStr(vFile)

End Sub

[Anne Troy]

Posted, but with Ivan's link.