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Title: How to get Windows 10 system files information in QB64 program?
Post by: Richard on August 06, 2021, 01:45:24 pm

I am trying to get Windows 10  x64 system files information via a QB64 program - the kind of info is Size, Date, etc.

An example of system file is C:\hiberfil.sys

Currently I can use a third party software but it takes about 10 minutes to load each time (and does not auto-refresh or even manually refresh) and I cannot access the information I need via QB64 SHELL.

An example from the third party software is below



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Is there a Windows API or something I can use?

Title: Re: How to get Windows 10 system files information in QB64 program?
Post by: SpriggsySpriggs on August 06, 2021, 01:56:09 pm

Yes, there is an API. I don't have time to work on that for you but you can check: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/fileapi/ns-fileapi-by_handle_file_information (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/fileapi/ns-fileapi-by_handle_file_information).

Edit: I just realized that this is for system files. I will have to check.

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