Usage:
 ShowProperties(Application.Handle, 'c:\autoexec.bat')
}
function ShowProperties
         (hWndOwner: HWND; const FileName: string)
         : boolean;
var
  Info: TShellExecuteInfo;
  Handle : THandle;
begin
  { Fill in the SHELLEXECUTEINFO structure }
  with Info do
  begin
    cbSize := SizeOf(Info);
    fMask := SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS or
             SEE_MASK_INVOKEIDLIST or
             SEE_MASK_FLAG_NO_UI;
    wnd  := hWndOwner;
    lpVerb := 'properties';
    lpFile := pChar(FileName);
    lpParameters := nil;
    lpDirectory := nil;
    nShow := 0;
    hInstApp := 0;
    lpIDList := nil;
  end;
 
  { Call Windows to display the properties dialog. }
  Result := ShellExecuteEx(@Info);
end;