---
name: "SHShellFolderView_Message"
section: "3w"
platform: "linux"
package: "libwine-dev"
version: "1.4.1-4"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/SHShellFolderView_Message"
---

# SHShellFolderView\_Message(3w)

## NAME

**SHShellFolderView\_Message** (SHELL32.73)

## SYNOPSIS

LRESULT SHShellFolderView\_Message\
  (\
   HWND   *hwndCabinet*,\
   UINT   *uMessage*,\
   LPARAM *lParam*\
  )

## DESCRIPTION

Send a message to an explorer cabinet window.

## PARAMS

*hwndCabinet* **\[In\]**  The window containing the shellview to communicate with.

dwMessage **\[In\]**  The **SFVM** message to send.

dwParam **\[In\]**  Message parameter.

## RETURNS

fixme.

## NOTES

Message **SFVM\_REARRANGE** = **1.**

This message gets sent when a column gets clicked to instruct the shell view to re-sort the item list. dwParam identifies the column that was clicked.

## IMPLEMENTATION

Declared in **"shlobj.h"**.

Implemented in **"dlls/shell32/shellord.c"**.

Debug channel **"shell"**.