Public Declare Function GetDesktopWindow _
    Lib "user32" () As Long
Public Declare Function ShellExecuteEX _
    Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteEx" ( _
    lpShellExInfo As tShellExInfo) As Long
Public Type tShellExInfo
    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

Public Function ShowShellObjectInfo( _
    ByVal sObjName As String, _
    Optional ByVal lngHWnd As Long = 0) As Long
    Dim typShellExInfo As tShellExInfo
    Dim lngRet As Long
    With typShellExInfo
        .cbSize = Len(typShellExInfo)
        .fMask = SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS Or _
            SEE_MASK_INVOKEIDLIST Or SEE_MASK_FLAG_NO_UI
        .hwnd = IIf(lngHWnd = 0, GetDesktopWindow, lngHWnd)
        .lpVerb = "properties"
        .lpFile = sObjName
        .lpParameters = vbNullChar
        .lpDirectory = vbNullChar
        .nShow = 0
        .hInstApp = 0
        .lpIDList = 0
    End With
    lngRet = ShellExecuteEX(typShellExInfo)
    If Not (typShellExInfo.hInstApp > 32) Then
        ShowShellObjectInfo = -1
        Exit Function
    End If
    ShowShellObjectInfo = 0
End Function

ShowShellObjectInfo "D:\users\Daten\Vorlagen\Handkassenbeleg.doc"

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