Visual Basic Core Snippet Routines
IsShellVersion
          
                 
   Returns True if the system's shell32.dll version is at least the version you specify.         
           Updated:   Monday December 26, 2011   
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   Applies to:   VB4-32, VB5, VB6   
OS restrictions:   None  
 Code Snippet
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Private Const NOTIFYICONDATA_V1_SIZE As Long = 88  'pre-5.0 structure size
Private Const NOTIFYICONDATA_V2_SIZE As Long = 488 'pre-6.0 structure size
Private Const NOTIFYICONDATA_V3_SIZE As Long = 504 '6.0+ structure size
Private NOTIFYICONDATA_SIZE As Long

Private Declare Function GetFileVersionInfoSize Lib "version.dll" _
   Alias "GetFileVersionInfoSizeA" _
  (ByVal lptstrFilename As String, _
   lpdwHandle As Long) As Long

Private Declare Function GetFileVersionInfo Lib "version.dll" _
   Alias "GetFileVersionInfoA" _
  (ByVal lptstrFilename As String, _
   ByVal dwHandle As Long, _
   ByVal dwLen As Long, _
   lpData As Any) As Long
   
Private Declare Function VerQueryValue Lib "version.dll" _
   Alias "VerQueryValueA" _
  (pBlock As Any, _
   ByVal lpSubBlock As String, _
   lpBuffer As Any, _
   nVerSize As Long) As Long
   
Private Declare Sub CopyMemory Lib "kernel32" _
  Alias "RtlMoveMemory" _
 (pTo As Any, _
  uFrom As Any, _
  ByVal lSize As Long)
   
        
Private Function IsShellVersion(ByVal version As Long) As Boolean

  'returns True if the Shell version
  '(shell32.dll) is equal or later than
  'the value passed as 'version'
  
   Dim nBufferSize As Long
   Dim nUnused As Long
   Dim lpBuffer As Long
   Dim nVerMajor As Integer
   Dim bBuffer() As Byte
   
   Const sDLLFile As String = "shell32.dll"
   
   nBufferSize = GetFileVersionInfoSize(sDLLFile, nUnused)
   
   If nBufferSize > 0 Then
    
      ReDim bBuffer(nBufferSize - 1) As Byte
    
      Call GetFileVersionInfo(sDLLFile, 0&, nBufferSize, bBuffer(0))
    
      If VerQueryValue(bBuffer(0), "\", lpBuffer, nUnused) = 1 Then
         
         CopyMemory nVerMajor, ByVal lpBuffer + 10, 2
        
         IsShellVersion = nVerMajor >= version
      
      End If  'VerQueryValue
    
   End If  'nBufferSize
  
End Function

 Calling Syntax
Private Sub SetShellVersion()

   Select Case True
      Case IsShellVersion(6)
         NOTIFYICONDATA_SIZE = NOTIFYICONDATA_V3_SIZE '6.0 structure size
   
      Case IsShellVersion(5)
         NOTIFYICONDATA_SIZE = NOTIFYICONDATA_V2_SIZE 'pre-6.0 structure size

      Case Else
        NOTIFYICONDATA_SIZE = NOTIFYICONDATA_V1_SIZE 'pre-5.0 structure size

   End Select

End Sub


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