Visual C++ Windows Shell Programming

Table of Contents......Page 6
Everything Changes......Page 22
What You Need to Use this Book......Page 23
Tell Us What You Think......Page 24
Support......Page 25
What is the Windows Shell?......Page 26
The Program Manager......Page 27
The Structure of Explorer......Page 28
Why Program the Shell?......Page 29
Where This Book Will Take You......Page 30
The Plethora of Shell Versions......Page 31
Summary......Page 32
The Structure of the Shell......Page 33
The Shell\'s Namespace......Page 34
The Shell\'s View......Page 39
The Shell\'s Taskbar......Page 40
The Shell API Functions......Page 41
General Windows Functions......Page 42
File Functions......Page 43
Folder Functions......Page 44
Shell Interfaces......Page 45
Namespace Interfaces......Page 46
Miscellaneous Interfaces......Page 47
What Changed with Active Desktop......Page 48
The New Shell View Object......Page 49
The New Taskbar Layout......Page 52
Summary......Page 53
Working with Files......Page 54
What Can SHFileOperation() do for You?......Page 55
Available Operations......Page 56
SHFileOperation() Return Values......Page 70
Long File Names......Page 73
File Name Mapping Objects......Page 74
Demonstrating File Mapping......Page 75
Using the Object......Page 77
Further Reading......Page 81
Investigating the Nature of Files......Page 82
How SHGetFileInfo() Works......Page 83
Specifying the Input File......Page 84
The Sample Program......Page 87
The Flags of the Function......Page 91
Getting Attributes for a File......Page 95
Binary Format of Executables......Page 100
SHGetFileInfo() Return Values......Page 102
Summary......Page 103
Further Reading......Page 104
Choosing a Folder......Page 105
A More Modern Approach......Page 106
The Prototype of SHBrowseForFolder()......Page 107
Using SHBrowseForFolder()......Page 108
What the Function Returns......Page 109
Using a Callback Function......Page 110
Customizing the User Interface......Page 112
Specifying the Root Node......Page 117
Putting it all Together......Page 120
Freeing PIDLs......Page 124
How to Use PIDLs......Page 125
The Sample Program......Page 137
System Support for Special Folders......Page 139
Functions......Page 141
SHGetSettings()......Page 142
The Sample Program......Page 145
Setting Preferences......Page 146
Summary......Page 149
Further Reading......Page 150
The Shortest Path to Shortcuts......Page 151
Using the IShellLink Interface......Page 152
Deleting Shortcuts......Page 156
How Explorer Resolves Shortcuts......Page 157
Shortcuts and Special Folders......Page 159
Selecting a Shortcut......Page 160
Displaying the Results......Page 161
Collecting Arguments for Creation......Page 164
The Source Code......Page 165
Creating Shortcuts in System Folders......Page 170
Further Reading......Page 172
Shell Invaders......Page 173
Notification Objects......Page 174
SHChangeNotify()......Page 181
The Brute Force Approach......Page 185
Invited into the Shell\'s Memory Space......Page 192
A Minimal COM Object......Page 193
Registering the COM Object......Page 196
A Brand New Start Button......Page 199
Creating Owner- Drawn Menus......Page 208
Backward Compatibility......Page 219
Usage......Page 220
Writing a Helper Object......Page 221
Glossary of Techniques for Entering the Shell......Page 227
Further Reading......Page 228
Program Executors......Page 230
A Comparison of WinExec() with CreateProcess()......Page 231
Is CreateProcess() Manna from Heaven?......Page 232
ShellExecute()......Page 233
The Open Operation......Page 234
The Explore Operation......Page 235
The Print Operation......Page 236
The Find Operation......Page 237
More Details of the Verbs......Page 238
Getting the Executable Name for a File......Page 241
ShellExecute() Tips and Tricks......Page 245
ShellExecute() vs. CreateProcess()......Page 247
Extending ShellExecute()......Page 248
ShellExecuteEx()......Page 249
Example: Program Executors......Page 252
Multi-Monitor Support......Page 254
Registering an IShellExecuteHook Handler......Page 255
The IShellExecuteHook Interface......Page 256
Writing an IShellExecuteHook Handler......Page 257
Further Reading......Page 261
Icons and the Windows Taskbar......Page 263
Creating Icons......Page 264
Extracting Icons from Files......Page 266
Assigning Icons to Dialog Boxes......Page 269
Browsing for Icons......Page 270
Putting Icons in the Tray Notification Area......Page 275
Detecting When the Shell Restarts......Page 281
When a Window Goes in the Taskbar......Page 283
Getting the Taskbar\'s State Programmatically......Page 285
The ITaskbarList Interface......Page 290
An IDL Definition for the Interface......Page 291
ITaskbarList Sample Program......Page 292
Further Reading......Page 299
Windows Helper Libraries......Page 300
DLL Version Information......Page 301
A More General Function......Page 305
Structure of the Recycle Bin......Page 309
Renaming Convention......Page 310
Functions for Interacting with the Recycle Bin......Page 311
Helper Libraries......Page 312
The Registry Shell API......Page 313
Manipulating Strings......Page 314
Manipulating Path Strings......Page 315
What the Function Does......Page 317
A General Approach to Improving System Dialogs......Page 318
Extending the Syntax of SHFormatDrive()......Page 319
An Automatic Function for Formatting Drives......Page 321
The Sample Program......Page 325
Further Reading......Page 326
Exploring the Shell......Page 328
Explorer\'s Command Line......Page 329
Using Special Folders as the Root......Page 330
What is rundll32.exe?......Page 331
What you can do with rundll32.exe......Page 332
The Explorer\'s Objects......Page 336
The Control Panel......Page 337
The Printers Folder......Page 342
Dial-Up Networking......Page 343
Scheduled Tasks......Page 344
My Briefcase......Page 345
A New Shortcut Handler......Page 346
The User Interface......Page 347
How to Replace the Windows Wizard......Page 352
Further Reading......Page 354
Scriptable Shell Objects......Page 356
Undocumented Shell Features......Page 357
The Shell Object Model......Page 358
Methods of the Shell Object......Page 360
Using Visual Basic......Page 363
Using C++......Page 367
The Folder Object......Page 369
More on Folder Object Methods......Page 370
Invoking an Item\'s Verbs......Page 372
The ShellUIHelper Object......Page 374
Putting it all Together......Page 376
Further Reading......Page 382
The Windows Scripting Host......Page 383
Running Scripts at Startup......Page 384
What is the Host?......Page 385
Shell Support for Script Files......Page 386
The Scripting Engine......Page 388
The WScript Object......Page 389
The WshShell Object......Page 391
The WshNetwork Object......Page 392
Helper Objects......Page 393
Accessing the Registry......Page 396
Scripting the Local File System......Page 400
Handling Events with the WSH......Page 402
Adding New Objects to the WSH......Page 403
Defining the Programming Interface......Page 404
Clipboard Support......Page 405
Drive Formatting......Page 406
Browsing for Icons......Page 407
Registry Key Enumeration......Page 409
Hooking a Program\'s Execution......Page 413
Hints for Improving the WSH......Page 414
Adding User Interface Support......Page 415
Reusability within the WSH......Page 416
Summary......Page 417
Further Reading......Page 418
Designing a Shell-Integrated Application......Page 419
Shell-Integrated Applications......Page 420
Basic Document Functions......Page 421
Registered Document Types......Page 423
How Programs are Affected......Page 425
Creating New Documents......Page 426
The New Menu......Page 427
Application Paths......Page 429
Automatic Startup of Applications......Page 430
Designing a Shell-Integrated Application......Page 434
A Metafile Viewer......Page 435
Adapting the Application......Page 443
Adding Shell Support......Page 447
Drag-and-Drop Support......Page 452
Defining a New Template......Page 453
New Dialog Features......Page 455
Summary......Page 460
Further Reading......Page 461
Shell Extensions......Page 462
What are Shell Extensions?......Page 463
Calling Shell Extensions......Page 464
How Explorer Calls Into Shell Extensions......Page 465
Writing Shell Extensions......Page 466
Initialization of Shell Extensions......Page 467
The IShellExtInit Interface......Page 468
The IShellPropSheetExt Interface......Page 471
Adding a New Property Page......Page 472
Registering Shell Extensions......Page 475
Testing Shell Extensions......Page 477
More on Property Page Shell Extensions......Page 480
Implementing IContextMenu......Page 484
A Dependency List for Executables......Page 488
Adding a New Find Menu......Page 497
IContextMenu2 and IContextMenu3......Page 499
Right-hand Drag & Drop......Page 500
Registering Drag & Drop Handlers......Page 501
Assigning Dynamic Icons......Page 502
Different Icons for Different Color Depths......Page 503
Monitoring Folders through ICopyHook......Page 509
Implementing ICopyHook......Page 510
Monitorable Objects......Page 514
The DropHandler Extension......Page 515
Adding Shell Support to Script Files......Page 521
Dropping Parameters over Script Files......Page 522
DataHandler Shell Extensions......Page 524
A Shell Extension Developer\'s Handbook......Page 525
File Viewers......Page 526
Starting a Quick View......Page 527
Writing a Quick Viewer......Page 528
Summary......Page 531
Further Reading......Page 532
Namespace Extensions......Page 534
An Overview of Namespace Extensions......Page 535
What Does Writing a Namespace Extension Mean?......Page 536
Primary Interfaces......Page 538
Additional Interfaces......Page 553
The Concept of Folders......Page 555
Flavors of Namespace Extensions......Page 557
Rooted vs. Non-rooted......Page 558
Junction Points......Page 560
Designing Our Namespace Extension......Page 563
Designing the View......Page 564
Common Features of Registry View and Windows View......Page 565
The Windows View Project......Page 566
The PIDL Manager Class......Page 567
The Windows Enumerator......Page 571
The Folder Manager......Page 575
The Window View......Page 580
Giving it a User Interface......Page 588
Menu Modifications......Page 589
Associating a Context Menu with Items......Page 592
Associating an Icon with Items......Page 595
Installing a Namespace Extension......Page 596
A Node on the Desktop......Page 598
Adding an InfoTip......Page 599
Adding a Removal Message......Page 600
Browsing a Custom Folder......Page 601
Summarizing Namespace Extensions......Page 602
What\'s a Web View?......Page 603
The Shell View ID......Page 604
New Functions in IShellView2......Page 605
How a Web View is Structured......Page 606
Getting in Touch with the Classic View Object......Page 607
From Custom to Customized Folders......Page 608
Folder Customization......Page 609
The Desktop.ini File......Page 610
Creating a New Template......Page 613
Hosting Applications through Namespace Extensions......Page 616
Summary......Page 617
Further Reading......Page 618
Final Thoughts......Page 619
The Custom AppWizard......Page 621
A Quick Tour of a Custom AppWizard......Page 622
The Wrox AppWizard......Page 624
System Macros......Page 631
Finalizing the Process......Page 632
A Minimal Dialog-based Application......Page 635
A Generic DLL......Page 639
The Rest of the Code......Page 640
Further Reading......Page 645
Index A......Page 646
Index B......Page 650