Code Samples

FolderViewImpl Namespace example with search enabled

chrdavis — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:32:09 GMT

This version of the FolderViewImpl Namespace example enables deep searching

Sample Namespace Extension with Custom Command Items

chrdavis — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:48:10 GMT

This sample extends the FolderViewImpl SDK Sample by adding custom command items to the Commands Module in Explorer.

ImageResize context menu extension sample

chrisg — Mon, 21 May 2007 00:39:57 GMT

similar to the Windows XP Powertoy tool for re-sizing images this tool demonstrates how to write a context menu handler and use other shell services for re-sizing and re-encoding image file types. this is accessed via the context menu for items in a "Resize Pictures" cascade...

this sample demonstrates

1) how to register a per user context menu handler

2) how to implement IContextMenu and invoking the verbs on a background thread (to avoid hanging the UI of the caller)

3) the use of IShellItemArray and IShellItem that can be produced from the data object passed to the extension

4) use of the shell image manipulation helper object CLSID_ShellImageDataFactory/IShellImageDataFactory

5) the use of the shell progress dialog CLSID_ProgressDialog/IProgressDialog for displaying progress

Chris

Vista Owner Draw Menu Sample using Visual APIs

ksykes — Wed, 09 May 2007 23:02:21 GMT

This code sample is associated with the "Vista Style Menus Part 2" blog entry. It shows how to render owner draw menus using the Visual API set and Vista's menu parts.

IFileOperationProgressSink Sample

chrdavis — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:17:30 GMT

Sample code for using the IFileOperationProgressSink interface with IFileOperation.

IFileIsInUse Sample App

chrdavis — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:24:58 GMT

This sample application shows how to implement the IFileIsInUse interface.

Shell Namespace Extension Sample: FolderViewImpl

chrdavis — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 21:29:09 GMT

This zip file contains the code for the FolderViewImpl Shell Namespace Extension Sample

Add icons to standard menus and preserve the visual styling

ksykes — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:22:01 GMT

A common reason to use owner-draw menus is to render icons. In Windows Vista we now apply Visual Styling to menus but disable that styling for owner-draw menus. This code shows how to convert an icon to an alpha blended bitmap and add it to your menu without using owner-draw.

See the associated blog post for more details.

explorer browser host app (win32 C++)

chrisg — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:44:18 GMT

Update to the previous version of this sample. This version includes the following changes:

· uses my common shell helpers library to make the core of the app simpler

· demonstrates how to use different data sources including (uncomment the code that implements these different methods)

o known folders (FOLDERID_UsersFiles)

o queries using "search-ms:" syntax

o queries using ISearchFolderItemFactory

the sample has been updated to include CDB2GVF_NOSELECTVERB in the GetViewFlags() method per request from Ben Betz.

C++ "Refresh Thumbnail" verb implementation that uses the DropTarget method

chrisg — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 04:02:40 GMT

This implements the “Refresh Thumbnail” verb that adjust the modified time of the files it is invoked on by a small amount in order to invalidate cached information about the items including thumbnails that is based on the modification time.

This sample demonstrates:

how to create a secondary verb that is registered on all file types in the system.
verb implementation using a COM local server (.exe) using the “Drop Target” verb invoke method
how to convert the data object representation of the items in shell items so you can program them.
The use of the name space walker to flatten the folder structure of the input, allowing the verb to work the items in the selected folders
This also contains a re-factoring of the standard helper routines that my samples use; creating a “Common” project that can be shared across other shell samples.

I hope to crate a blog post that walks through the details sample soon… let me know if you are interested.

Chris

TaskDialog sample (part 3, ex 3)

uisamurai — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:21:02 GMT

TaskDialog sample (part 3, ex 3)

TaskDialog sample (part 3, ex 2)

uisamurai — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:20:40 GMT

TaskDialog sample (part 3, ex 2)

TaskDialog sample (part3, exercise 1)

uisamurai — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:20:14 GMT

part of TaskDialog sample

Windows Vista Application Development Requirements for User Account Control Compatibility

danoliv — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 09:32:08 GMT

Details on how to design and develop User Account Control (UAC) compliant applications for Windows Vista. Includes steps about the design process, code samples, requirements, and best practices.

Explorer Windows Automation Sample in C++

chrisg — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 23:17:18 GMT

This sample demonstrates how to enumerate the open explorer windows using CLSID_ShellWindows/IShellWindows as well as create new explorer window instances using the CLSID_ShellBrowserWindow/IWebBrowser2 programming interface.

It also includes my helper function to convert command line parameters into a shell item, useful for command line based shell utilities.

Chris