window form contains desktop icon

[Steve Richter]

can a desktop icon, used to launch an application window like windows
explorer, be a child control in a window form? I checked the windows
forms controls in VS2005 and did not see any such control.

I would like my code to display all the .LNK files in a directory on a
form, handle the single and double click events on the icon, launch
the application when double click, ...

thanks,

-Steve

[Ben Voigt [C++ MVP]]

"Steve Richter" <St************@gmail.comwrote in message
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can a desktop icon, used to launch an application window like windows
explorer, be a child control in a window form? I checked the windows
forms controls in VS2005 and did not see any such control.

I would like my code to display all the .LNK files in a directory on a
form, handle the single and double click events on the icon, launch
the application when double click, ...

I guess you are looking for a "Explorer View" control rather like the
ListView common control. Don't know of any.

There are customization callbacks for the File Open dialog that allow
unlimited extensibility. So instead of having a control to embed in your
form, you can use the File Open dialog as your form and add the other
controls you need.

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thanks,

-Steve