If it's really an assignment the teacher will know straight away: some who can't program in C++ properly using back inserters, stream iterators and algorithms is a dead giveaway. If your assumption is incorrect then I've helped someone out. Steve

Thanx a lot Chris.....will try that...:)

If you are using vb.net MessageBox.Show(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.System))

See Here[^] maybe it is some helpful to you_** **_ whitesky

It surely will . And you are always welcome. Somethings seem HARD to do, until we know how to do them. ;-) _AnShUmAn_

Soory not quite sure about that. check Micheal Dunn's "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Shell Extensions" series. It might be useful. SaRath. "Don't Do Different things... Do Things Differently..."

http://www.codeproject.com/shell/shellextguide1.asp http://www.codeproject.com/shell/shellextguide2.asp http://www.codeproject.com/shell/shellextguide3.asp http://www.codeproject.com/shell/shellextguide4.asp http://www.codeproject.com/shell/shellextguide5.asp http://www.codeproject.com/shell/shellextguide6.asp http://www.codeproject.com/shell/shellextguide7.asp this might help u SaRath. "Don't Do Different things... Do Things Differently..."

This is how I implemented my QueryCOntextMenu STDMETHODIMP MyShellFOlder::QueryContextMenu(HMENU hMenu, UINT uiIndexMenu, UINT idCmdFirst, UINT idCmdLast, UINT uFlags) { AFX_MANAGE_STATE(AfxGetStaticModuleState()) m_hMenu = hMenu; m_idCmdFirst = uiIndexMenu; m_id = idCmdFirst; if (CMF_DEFAULTONLY & uFlags) return MAKE_HRESULT(SEVERITY_SUCCESS,FACILITY_NULL,0); int i = uiIndexMenu; MxSNECmdMgr cmdMgr; try { if(!cmdMgr.IsConnectedFromShell()) { MENUITEMINFO mii = { 0 }; mii.cbSize = sizeof(MENUITEMINFO); mii.fMask = MIIM_ID | MIIM_TYPE | MIIM_STATE; mii.wID = idCmdFirst + ID_CONNECT; mii.fType = MFT_STRING; mii.dwTypeData = _T("Connect"); mii.fState = MFS_ENABLED; bool b = InsertMenuItem(hMenu, uiIndexMenu++, TRUE, &mii); mii.cbSize = sizeof(MENUITEMINFO); mii.fMask = MIIM_ID | MIIM_TYPE | MIIM_STATE; mii.wID = idCmdFirst + ID_SEARCH; mii.fType = MFT_STRING; mii.dwTypeData = _T("Search"); mii.fState = MFS_DISABLED; b = InsertMenuItem(hMenu, uiIndexMenu++, TRUE, &mii); mii.cbSize = sizeof(MENUITEMINFO); mii.fMask = MIIM_ID | MIIM_TYPE | MIIM_STATE; mii.wID = idCmdFirst + ID_CREATEUSINGTEMPLATE; mii.fType = MFT_STRING; mii.dwTypeData = _T("Create Using Template"); mii.fState = MFS_DISABLED; b = InsertMenuItem(hMenu, uiIndexMenu++, TRUE, &mii); mii.cbSize = sizeof(MENUITEMINFO); mii.fMask = MIIM_ID | MIIM_TYPE | MIIM_STATE; mii.wID = idCmdFirst + ID_DISCONNECT; mii.fType = MFT_STRING; mii.dwTypeData = _T("Disconnect"); mii.fState = MFS_DISABLED; b = InsertMenuItem(hMenu, uiIndexMenu++, TRUE, &mii); mii.cbSize = sizeof(MENUITEMINFO); mii.fMask = MIIM_ID | MIIM_TYPE | MIIM_STATE; mii.wID = idCmdFirst + ID_ABOUT; mii.fType = MFT_STRING; mii.dwTypeData = _T("About"); mii.fState = MFS_ENABLED; b = InsertMenuItem(hMenu, uiIndexMenu++, TRUE, &mii); } catch(...) { } return MAKE_HRESULT(SEVERITY_SUCCESS, 0, USHORT(i-uiIndexMenu)); }

To trace the program execution

you might want to have a look at the article of the Complete idiot guide to shell extensions[^] by Mike Dunn... TOXCCT >>> GEII power [VisualCalc 3.0  updated ][Flags Beginner's Guide  new! ]

Have you called DragAcceptFiles for the recipient window? :)

WIN32_FIND_DATA m_data; HANDLE hFile; hFile=FindFirstFile(filename,&m_data) if(hFile==INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) //file not found else FindClose(hFile);_** **_ whitesky

STDMETHODIMP MxSNEShellFolder::QueryContextMenu(HMENU hMenu, UINT uiIndexMenu, UINT idCmdFirst, UINT idCmdLast, UINT uFlags) { AFX_MANAGE_STATE(AfxGetStaticModuleState()) m_hMenu = hMenu; m_idCmdFirst = uiIndexMenu; m_id = idCmdFirst; if (CMF_DEFAULTONLY & uFlags) return MAKE_HRESULT(SEVERITY_SUCCESS,FACILITY_NULL,0); int i = uiIndexMenu; MxSNECmdMgr cmdMgr; try { if(!cmdMgr.IsConnectedFromShell()) { MENUITEMINFO mii = { 0 }; mii.cbSize = sizeof(MENUITEMINFO); mii.fMask = MIIM_ID | MIIM_TYPE | MIIM_STATE; mii.wID = idCmdFirst + ID_CONNECT; mii.fType = MFT_STRING; mii.dwTypeData = _T("Menu1"); mii.fState = MFS_ENABLED; InsertMenuItem(hMenu, uiIndexMenu++, TRUE, &mii); mii.cbSize = sizeof(MENUITEMINFO); mii.fMask = MIIM_ID | MIIM_TYPE | MIIM_STATE; mii.wID = idCmdFirst + ID_SEARCH; mii.fType = MFT_STRING; mii.dwTypeData = _T("Menu2"); mii.fState = MFS_DISABLED; InsertMenuItem(hMenu, uiIndexMenu++, TRUE, &mii); mii.cbSize = sizeof(MENUITEMINFO); mii.fMask = MIIM_ID | MIIM_TYPE | MIIM_STATE; mii.wID = idCmdFirst + ID_CREATEUSINGTEMPLATE; mii.fType = MFT_STRING; mii.dwTypeData = _T("Menu3"); mii.fState = MFS_DISABLED; InsertMenuItem(hMenu, uiIndexMenu++, TRUE, &mii); mii.cbSize = sizeof(MENUITEMINFO); mii.fMask = MIIM_ID | MIIM_TYPE | MIIM_STATE; mii.wID = idCmdFirst + ID_DISCONNECT; mii.fType = MFT_STRING; mii.dwTypeData = _T("Menu4"); mii.fState = MFS_DISABLED; InsertMenuItem(hMenu, uiIndexMenu++, TRUE, &mii); mii.cbSize = sizeof(MENUITEMINFO); mii.fMask = MIIM_ID | MIIM_TYPE | MIIM_STATE; mii.wID = idCmdFirst + ID_ABOUT; mii.fType = MFT_STRING; mii.dwTypeData = _T("Menu5"); mii.fState = MFS_ENABLED; InsertMenuItem(hMenu, uiIndexMenu++, TRUE, &mii); } catch(...) { } return MAKE_HRESULT(SEVERITY_SUCCESS, 0, USHORT(i-uiIndexMenu)); }