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Adding to the Explorer right-click menu

I'd like to explorer how to add my own menu items to the Explorer
right-click menu. That is, if a user, say, right-clicks a txt file, I want
to launch MY application to process that file.

Are there any tutorials on how to do this in VB.Net?

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Nov 21 '05 #1
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I've been looking into this myself and it looks like it is just a matter of
added a few lines to the registery. Here's a nice website I found. Best of
luck!

http://www.jfitz.com/tips/rclick_custom.html
"Thief_" <th****@hotmail .com> wrote in message
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I'd like to explorer how to add my own menu items to the Explorer
right-click menu. That is, if a user, say, right-clicks a txt file, I want
to launch MY application to process that file.

Are there any tutorials on how to do this in VB.Net?

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Nov 21 '05 #2
And if you want more control and features like ownerdraw, you must write a
shell extension handler which implements IContextMenu interface.

-Atul, Sky Software http://www.ssware.com
Shell MegaPack For ActiveX & .Net - Windows Explorer Like Shell UI Controls


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I've been looking into this myself and it looks like it is just a matter
of added a few lines to the registery. Here's a nice website I found.
Best of luck!

http://www.jfitz.com/tips/rclick_custom.html
"Thief_" <th****@hotmail .com> wrote in message
news:OV******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P11.phx.gbl...
I'd like to explorer how to add my own menu items to the Explorer
right-click menu. That is, if a user, say, right-clicks a txt file, I
want
to launch MY application to process that file.

Are there any tutorials on how to do this in VB.Net?

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Nov 21 '05 #3

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