How do I display Explorer with a file selected?

Question

What\'s the API call to display an Explorer window with a specified file selected? Exactly as happens when you click the \"Find Target...\" button in the Properties dialog of a

Answer 1

Since you wanted a name only: IShellLink?

Answer 2

You're looking for IExplorerBrowser::BrowseToObject, I think. Based on the very vague, non-specific question and comments with no additional information when asked for it, it's the best guess I can provide. IExplorerBrowser has a lot of additional functionality you may want to explore as well, in case this specific method isn't exactly what you're looking to find.

Answer 3

This function opens explorer, and selects the specified file:

uses ShellAPI, ...;

procedure TForm1.ShowFile(const aFileName:String);
begin
  ShellExecute(Handle, 'OPEN', PChar('explorer.exe'), PChar('/select, "' + aFileName + '"'), nil, SW_NORMAL)
end;

procedure TForm1.ShowFolder(const aPath:String);
begin
  ShellExecute(Handle, 'OPEN', PChar('explorer.exe'), PChar('/root, "' + aPath + '"'), nil, SW_NORMAL) 
end;

Or is this the "commandline" that you didn't want to use?

Answer 4

You need SHOpenFolderAndSelectItems. This question was early discussed here - Programmatically selecting file in explorer
Dont forget to call CoInitialize before first use of SHOpenFolderAndSelectItems