Retrieves information about an object in the file system, such as a file, folder, directory, or drive root.

SHGetFileInfo.cpp

#include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>
using namespace std;
int main()
  {
    CString filePath = L"E:\\samplefile.txt";

    SHFILEINFO shfi;

    ZeroMemory(&shfi,sizeof(shfi));

    if(SHGetFileInfo(filePath,0,&shfi,sizeof(SHFILEINFO),SHGFI_ICON | SHGFI_DISPLAYNAME | SHGFI_TYPENAME ))
      {
        // Display the retrieved information
        _tprintf(_T("Display Name: %s\n"), shfi.szDisplayName);
        _tprintf(_T("File Type: %s\n"), shfi.szTypeName);
        DestroyIcon(shfi.hIcon);
      }
    else
      {
      cout<<"Error getting file info, Error no: "<<GetLastError()<<endl;
      }

    system("PAUSE");
    return 0;
  }