String Handling for File Operations

This is a module containing twenty useful functions for working with files, directories, drives, and volumes.

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The below table contains a list of the functions, along with a brief explanation of what each one does.

Function Name	Description	Input	Output
FindExecutable	Finds the executable associated with a file	string	string
ShellDelete	Deletes a single file, or an array of files to the recycle bin	variant array	boolean
ShellWait	Shell command and wait for completion	string	boolean
ExecuteWait	Executes a function and waits for completion	string	boolean
AddBackslash	Adds a backslash if the string doesn’t have one already	string	string
Execute	Executes a file with it’s associated program	integer, string	boolean
GetFile	Returns the file portion of a file + pathname	string	string
GetPath	Returns the path portion of a file + pathname	string	string
GetSerialNumber	Returns a volume’s serial number	String	Long
GetShortPathName	return the short path for a path + file	string	string
GetVolumeName	returns the volume name of a given disk volume	string	string
SetVolumeName	Sets the volume name. Returns true on success, false on failure	strings	boolean
GetSystemDirectory	Returns the system directory	String	String
GetTempFileName	Returns a unique tempfile name		string
GetTempPath	Returns the path to the temp directory		String
GetWindowsDirectory	Returns the windows directory		String
RemoveBackslash	Removes the backslash from the string if it has one	String	String
sDriveType	Returns the drive type if possible	String	String
GetDriveType	returns the drive type, via API	String	Long
FileExists	Determines whether the specified file exists	String	Integer

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