1   
2   //This code will get the description of a file
3   #include <Shellapi.h>
4   
5   String TForm1::GetFileType(String sFile){
6   
7    TSHFileInfo  FileInfo;
8     SHGetFileInfo(sFile.c_str(), 0, &FileInfo, sizeof(FileInfo), SHGFI_TYPENAME);
9     return  FileInfo.szTypeName;
10  
11  }
12  
13  void __fastcall TForm1::Button1Click(TObject *Sender)
14  {
15  String sData;
16  sData = GetFileType("C:\\autoexec.bat");
17  ShowMessage(sData);
18  
19  
20  }