PathIsExe (shell32)
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Summary
PathIsExe - Determines whether a file is an executable by examining the file name extension.

C# Signature:

[DllImport("shell32.dll", SetLastError=true)]
static extern TODO PathIsExe(TODO);
/// <summary>
/// Determines whether a file is an executable by examining the file name extension.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="szfile">A pointer to a null-terminated, Unicode string that contains the file path, which includes the name of the file.</param>
/// <returns>Returns TRUE if the file name extension is .cmd, .bat, .pif, .scf, .exe, .com, or .scr; otherwise, FALSE.</returns>
[DllImport("shell32.dll", EntryPoint = "PathIsExeW",  SetLastError = True, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
static extern bool PathIsExe([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]string szfile);

VB.NET Signature

''' <summary>
''' Determines whether a file is an executable by examining the file name extension.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="szfile">A pointer to a null-terminated, Unicode string that contains the file path, which includes the name of the file.</param>
''' <returns>Returns TRUE if the file name extension is .cmd, .bat, .pif, .scf, .exe, .com, or .scr; otherwise, FALSE.</returns>
<DllImport("shell32.dll", EntryPoint:="PathIsExeW",  SetLastError:=True, CharSet:=CharSet.Unicode)> _
Public Function PathIsExe(<MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)>szfile As String) As <MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)> Boolean
End Function

VB Signature:

Public Declare Function PathIsExe Lib "shell32" _
         (ByVal prmstrFile As String) As Integer

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Documentation
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