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uses
  
ActiveX, ShlObj, ShellApi;

procedure FreePidl(pidl: PItemIDList);
var 
  
allocator: IMalloc;
begin
  if 
Succeeded(shlobj.SHGetMalloc(allocator)) then 
  begin
    
allocator.Free(pidl);
    {$IFDEF VER90}
    
allocator.Release;
    {$ENDIF}
  
end;
end;

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
  
exInfo: TShellExecuteInfo;
begin
  
// initialize all fields to 0
  
FillChar(exInfo, SizeOf(exInfo), 0);
  with exInfo do
  begin
    
cbSize := SizeOf(exInfo); // required!
    
fMask := SEE_MASK_FLAG_DDEWAIT or SEE_MASK_IDLIST;
    Wnd := Handle;
    nShow := SW_SHOWNORMAL;
    lpVerb := 'open';
    ShGetSpecialFolderLocation(Handle, CSIDL_BITBUCKET, PItemIDLIst(lpIDList));
  end;
  ShellExecuteEx(@exInfo);
  FreePIDL(exinfo.lpIDList);
end;

 

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