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can I make a shell extension from VB 2005?

it was not possible to make a shell extension from within VB2003, I believe

has anything changed since then, can I (easily) write a VB code that would
function as a shell extension

thank you

gjuro
Nov 21 '05 #1
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"gjuro kladaric" <gj***@email.ht net.hr> schrieb:
it was not possible to make a shell extension from within VB2003, I
believe

has anything changed since then, can I (easily) write a VB code that would
function as a shell extension


It was possible to develop shell extensions in VB.NET 2002/2003:

Shell Extensions with .NET
<URL:http://mvps.org/emorcillo/en/code/shell/shellextensions .shtml>

<URL:http://www.codeproject .com/shell/#IE+Programming >
-> "The Complete Idiot's Guid to Writing Shell Extensions"

Writing Shell Extensions with C#, Dino Esposito]
<URL:http://www.theserversi de.net/articles/showarticle.tss ?id=ShellExtens ions>

--
M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>

Nov 21 '05 #2
herfried,

The complete idiot guide... is in C++, and Writing Shell Extensions is in C#

however, the third one is in VB

I will study the third one, and read other documentation

thank you

gjuro

"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hi************ ***@gmx.at> wrote in message
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"gjuro kladaric" <gj***@email.ht net.hr> schrieb:
it was not possible to make a shell extension from within VB2003, I
believe

has anything changed since then, can I (easily) write a VB code that
would function as a shell extension


It was possible to develop shell extensions in VB.NET 2002/2003:

Shell Extensions with .NET
<URL:http://mvps.org/emorcillo/en/code/shell/shellextensions .shtml>

<URL:http://www.codeproject .com/shell/#IE+Programming >
-> "The Complete Idiot's Guid to Writing Shell Extensions"

Writing Shell Extensions with C#, Dino Esposito]
<URL:http://www.theserversi de.net/articles/showarticle.tss ?id=ShellExtens ions>

--
M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>

Nov 21 '05 #3
gjuro kladaric wrote:
it was not possible to make a shell extension from within VB2003

It IS possible. Look at
http://www.mvps.org/emorcillo/en/cod...tensions.shtml.
It works with VB2003, so it should also work with VB2005.

£ukasz
Nov 21 '05 #4
herfried,

The complete idiot guide... is in C++, and Writing Shell Extensions is in C#

however, the third one is in VB

I will study the third one, and read other documentation

thank you

gjuro

"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hi************ ***@gmx.at> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP14.phx.gbl. ..
"gjuro kladaric" <gj***@email.ht net.hr> schrieb:
it was not possible to make a shell extension from within VB2003, I
believe

has anything changed since then, can I (easily) write a VB code that
would function as a shell extension


It was possible to develop shell extensions in VB.NET 2002/2003:

Shell Extensions with .NET
<URL:http://mvps.org/emorcillo/en/code/shell/shellextensions .shtml>

<URL:http://www.codeproject .com/shell/#IE+Programming >
-> "The Complete Idiot's Guid to Writing Shell Extensions"

Writing Shell Extensions with C#, Dino Esposito]
<URL:http://www.theserversi de.net/articles/showarticle.tss ?id=ShellExtens ions>

--
M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>

Nov 21 '05 #5
gjuro kladaric wrote:
it was not possible to make a shell extension from within VB2003

It IS possible. Look at
http://www.mvps.org/emorcillo/en/cod...tensions.shtml.
It works with VB2003, so it should also work with VB2005.

£ukasz
Nov 21 '05 #6

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