Hide My Folders ActiveX - UnhideFile method
UnhideFile method ceases component action for the file object passed as parameter to this method. As the result File object is removed from "hide list" and becomes visible.
| BOOL UnhideFile( | ||
| BSTR strFileName | ||
| ); | ||
Parameters strFileName [in] Null-terminated OLE string that specifies the name of the hiding object, such as file, directory or hiding mask.
Return Values UnhideFile method returns TRUE if operation was successful and FALSE otherwise.
Remarks "Null-terminated string" term is discussed here. We strongly recommend you to read article Naming file objects before using our ActiveX control.
Code Example
// For instance, we would like to hide Windows Notepad executable file
extern CHideMyFoldersAx m_ctrlHMFAx;
if(m_ctrlHMFAx.UnhideFile("c:\windows\notepad.exe"))
// notepad.exe is successfully unhidden
else
// Failed to unhide notepad.exe. Your exception code handler here
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