Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports System.Text

Module Module1

    Public Declare Function SHOpenFolderAndSelectItems Lib "shell32.dll" (ByVal pidlFolder As IntPtr, ByVal cidl As UInteger, <[In](), MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray)> ByVal apidll As IntPtr(), ByVal dwFlags As UInteger) As Integer

    Public Declare Function CoCreateInstance Lib "ole32.dll" (<[In]()> ByRef rclsid As Guid, ByVal pUnkOuter As IntPtr, ByVal dwClsContext As CLSCTX, <[In]()> ByRef riid As Guid, <Out()> ByRef ppv As IntPtr) As Integer

    Public Enum CLSCTX As UInteger
        INPROC_SERVER = &H1
    End Enum

    Dim CLSID_ShellLink = New Guid("00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046")
    Dim IID_IShellLink = New Guid("000214F9-0000-0000-C000-000000000046")

    Sub SelectFile(ByVal filePath As String)
        Dim ppsl = IntPtr.Zero
        Dim result = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_ShellLink, IntPtr.Zero, CLSCTX.INPROC_SERVER, IID_IShellLink, ppsl)
        Dim psl As IShellLinkW = Marshal.GetObjectForIUnknown(ppsl)
        psl.SetPath(filePath)
        Dim pidl = IntPtr.Zero
        psl.GetIDList(pidl)
        SHOpenFolderAndSelectItems(pidl, 0, Nothing, 0)
        Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(pidl)
        Marshal.Release(ppsl)
    End Sub


    <Serializable(), StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)> Public Structure FILETIME
        Public dwLowDateTime As UInteger
        Public dwHighDateTime As UInteger
    End Structure

    <Serializable(), StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet:=CharSet.Unicode), BestFitMapping(False)> _
    Public Structure WIN32_FIND_DATAW
        Public dwFileAttributes As UInteger
        Public ftCreationTime As FILETIME
        Public ftLastAccessTime As FILETIME
        Public ftLastWriteTime As FILETIME
        Public nFileSizeHigh As UInteger
        Public nFileSizeLow As UInteger
        Public dwReserved0 As UInteger
        Public dwReserved1 As UInteger
        <MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, sizeConst:=260)> Public cFileName As String
        <MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, sizeConst:=14)> Public cAlternateFileName As String
    End Structure



    <ComImport(), InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown), Guid("000214F9-0000-0000-C000-000000000046")> _
    Public Interface IShellLinkW

        <PreserveSig()> Function GetPath(ByVal pszFile As StringBuilder, ByVal cch As Integer, <[In](), Out()> ByRef pfd As WIN32_FIND_DATAW, ByVal fFlags As UInteger) As Integer

        <PreserveSig()> Function GetIDList(<Out()> ByRef ppidl As IntPtr) As Integer

        <PreserveSig()> Function SetIDList(<[In]()> ByRef pidl As IntPtr) As Integer

        <PreserveSig()> Function GetDescription(ByVal pszName As StringBuilder, ByVal cch As Integer) As Integer

        <PreserveSig()> Function SetDescription(<MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)> ByVal pszName As String) As Integer

        <PreserveSig()> Function GetWorkingDirectory(ByVal pszDir As StringBuilder, ByVal cch As Integer) As Integer

        <PreserveSig()> Function SetWorkingDirectory(<MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)> ByVal pszDir As String) As Integer

        <PreserveSig()> Function GetArguments(ByVal pszArgs As StringBuilder, ByVal cch As Integer) As Integer

        <PreserveSig()> Function SetArguments(<MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)> ByVal pszArgs As String) As Integer

        <PreserveSig()> Function GetHotkey(<Out()> ByRef pwHotkey As UShort) As Integer

        <PreserveSig()> Function SetHotkey(ByVal wHotkey As UShort) As Integer

        <PreserveSig()> Function GetShowCmd(<Out()> ByRef piShowCmd As Integer) As Integer

        <PreserveSig()> Function SetShowCmd(ByVal iShowCmd As Integer) As Integer

        <PreserveSig()> Function GetIconLocation(ByVal pszIconPath As StringBuilder, ByVal cch As Integer, <Out()> ByRef piIcon As Integer) As Integer

        <PreserveSig()> Function SetIconLocation(<MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)> ByVal pszIconPath As String, ByVal iIcon As Integer) As Integer

        <PreserveSig()> Function SetRelativePath(<MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)> ByVal pszPathRel As String, ByVal dwReserved As UInteger) As Integer

        <PreserveSig()> Function Resolve(ByVal hwnd As IntPtr, ByVal fFlags As UInteger) As Integer

        <PreserveSig()> Function SetPath(<MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)> ByVal pszFile As String) As Integer

    End Interface
End Module