README.md

Description

Clears the recent documents list with a single command. Easy to implement in a text editor, or in some sort of trace-deleter program..

More Info

place in a module, set 'Sub Main' as startup, press F5.

0 if no error occoured.

if there's many entries in recent folder, have patience :)

Submitted On
By	rudz
Level	Beginner
User Rating	4.3 (13 globes from 3 users)
Compatibility	VB 5.0, VB 6.0
Category	Windows System Services
World	Visual Basic
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API Declarations

Private Declare Function SHAddToRecentDocs Lib "Shell32" (ByVal lFlags As Long, ByVal lPv As Long) As Long

Source Code

' Name : Clear all recent documents
' By  : Rudy Alex Kohn
'   [rudyalexkohn@hotmail.com]
Public Function ClearRecent()
 ' Clear the 'Recent Document' list
 ' Returns 0 if successfull
 ClearRecent = SHAddToRecentDocs(0, 0)
End Function
Sub Main()
 If MsgBox("This will clean the 'Recent Documents', proceed?", 68, "Clear Recent Documents List") = 7 Then End
 If ClearRecent <> 0 Then MsgBox "Error.."
End Sub