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07-06-08, 04:39 PM
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I have been looking far and wide for an easy to implement shell extension.
My needs are basic...for two file extensions .YYY and .ZZZ I would like the context menu in explorer to simply show my app icon and "Open with MyCooolApp". Are there any recommendations for a shell extension code base? I am trying to look for one that is easily changed and compiled and will run as a unique extension to my app. Rgds AGP |
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07-06-08, 04:59 PM
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AGP wrote:
> I have been looking far and wide for an easy to implement shell > extension. My needs are basic...for two file extensions .YYY and .ZZZ > I would like the context menu in explorer to simply show my app icon > and "Open with MyCooolApp". Are there any recommendations for a shell > extension code base? I am trying to look for one that is easily > changed and compiled and will run as a unique extension to my app. > I would start here: RegSetValueEx: Create a Registered File Association [url down] |
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07-07-08, 04:58 AM
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"Steve Gerrard" <mynamehere> wrote in message
news:nz2d > AGP wrote: > > I would start here: > > RegSetValueEx: Create a Registered File Association > [..] > thanks for the link but I think you may have misunderstood me. I know how to associate a file extension with my app. that is fairly starightforward. instead my challenge here is to implement a shell extension with a context menu that one shows the application icon and two will execute my app when selected. to see what i mean just clikc here [url down] The icon shows in the context menu and that is only done through a custom DLL. AGP |
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07-07-08, 08:45 AM
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AGP wrote:
> > thanks for the link but I think you may have misunderstood me. I know > how to associate a file extension with my > app. that is fairly starightforward. instead my challenge here is to > implement a shell extension with a context menu > that one shows the application icon and two will execute my app when > selected. to see what i mean just clikc here > [..] > The icon shows in the context menu and that is only done through a > custom DLL. Oh, you mean that kind of extension. :) For that, I would start with: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Shell Extensions: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/shell/...uideindex.aspx It's a quite extensive (and serious) treatment by Michael Dunne. Brush up on your C# and C++. |
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07-07-08, 08:38 PM
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"Steve Gerrard" <mynamehere> wrote in message
news:nz2d > AGP wrote: > > Oh, you mean that kind of extension. :) > > For that, I would start with: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Shell > Extensions: > > [..] > > It's a quite extensive (and serious) treatment by Michael Dunne. Brush up > on your C# and C++. > yep i've read those too and many other articles but alas i do not program in C. i was hoping for something that is easily modifed for my own app. again my need is simple. one context menu item with an icon and text. ill keep looking. AGP |
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#6
07-09-08, 08:55 PM
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On Jul 7, 2:38 pm, "AGP" <sindizzy> wrote:
> "Steve Gerrard" <mynameh> wrote in message > > news:nz2d >> >> >> > yep i've read those too and many other articles but alas i do not program in > C. > i was hoping for something that is easily modifed for my own app. again my > need is simple. one context menu item with an icon and text. ill keep > looking. > > AGP The short answer is that you cannot (or rather should not) write shell extensions using any managed language (VB.Net, C#, etc). Your only choice is to use an unmanaged language like C++ or VB6 and COM. See this link for additional information: [url down] Chris |
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