How can I opt the user to delete all files in a folder (but no subdirectories)?

Visual Basic uses the SHFileOperation() API function to display the dialog. I think you can call it yourself and customize it the way you want by specifying the FOF_FILESONLY flag for the SHFILEOPSTRUCT. FFlags member.

The P/Invoke is gritty, visit pinvoke.net for the declarations.

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