Adding objects to the Explorer
Mikael Pahmp -- mikael.pahmp@axis.se
Thursday, January 11, 1996
Is it possible to add objects to the tree of objects displayed by the=
 explorer.
The objects should be "virtual file objects" of a new "file class".
Answer on if and how it can be done would be appreciated.
PS. I have read and understand about shell extensions for file extensions.=
 DS
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Mark F. Fling -- mfling@mail.stratacorp.com
Thursday, January 11, 1996
Mikael Pahmp  wrote:
>Is it possible to add objects to the tree of objects displayed by the
>explorer.  The objects should be "virtual file objects" of a new
>"file class".  Answer on if and how it can be done would be appreciated.
I think what you really require is a "shell namespace extension", or 
a folder somewhat like the Briefcase or Control Panel objects.  This 
class of folder does not actually map to a disk directory structure, 
but instead implements a private hierarchy of your own objects.  
There is a website at http://194.72.60.96/www/huey/_w95vf.htm that 
has a fairly complete description, sample code, and a quasi-FAQ 
describing how to create your own folders capable of being browsed 
using Explorer.  Not much activity or updates lately, but the samples 
are extensive and informative.  Incredibly, some of the participants 
have hacked into SHELL32.DLL to explore the undocumented aspects of 
the extensions and come out with OLE interface definitions!
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Jacob Stedman -- jacob.stedman@mailbox.swipnet.se
Friday, January 12, 1996
[Mini-digest: 2 responses]
Hello Micke!
>Is it possible to add objects to the tree of objects displayed by the explorer.
>The objects should be "virtual file objects" of a new "file class".
You might want to check out "http://194.72.60.96/www/huey/_w95vf.htm".
Jacob Stedman,
Stedman Development (http://www.databasen.se/stedman/default.htm)
-----From: "Mike Blaszczak" 
Maybe, in a future release of Windows, you'll see that this interface is very 
different.  So, perhaps the reason it isn't well-documented is that it isn't 
finished and will change soon. But, of course, who can predict the future?
.B ekiM
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