Thanks for your help, problem is soleved now However, I still consider this an awfull practice. MSDN coming with Visual C++ 6.0 never mentions theis flag. That means that all older programs will live in ilusion thet they have implemented single file deletion (example might be already mentioned Total Commander). They might be surprised a lot just like me. I managed to compile the code only by manually definig this flag (value found by google). Anyway, enough ranting, thanks. Miroslav Rajcic

Yes..Miroslav I checkd it and I was wrong.. thank you.. :)

> My problem is that for ".dsw" files (Visual C++ project files) > this function fails (with "no association" error).    This is a shot in the dark, but do you get the same results when you use ShellExecute(...) instead?  I have noticed differences in the behavior of these functions for certain operations.    Peace! -=- James.

Thanks! First one now works good enough for me. Regards, Miroslav Rajcic

I already implemented classical drag and drop with real files (using HDROP, ShellIDArray and FileName clipboard formats). What I would like to know, is how to "serve" some virtual files (such as zip file entries) as drop source. How can I suport dragging from zip list or ftp list to explorer? These paths are not valid local paths so they cannot be exported using HDROP format. I noticed that Windows Explorer uses some other formats, but it is hard to find any data on them, especially code samples.:( Should I write shell namespace extension component ? Miroslav Rajcic http://www.spacetide.com

I tried your tip and it works now :) I have declared base class destructor as virtual. Thanks again. Miroslav Rajcic http://www.spacetide.com