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how to make a shell extension - n00b advice


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So I can program some basic things in C/C++ and can do HTML pretty well. But I haven't really made anything that is actually useful and is not an assignment for CS class.

I want to make an extension for the explorer shell. At least I think i do. Basically I want to make something so that when you right click on a file it will give you an option on the context menu that will do something probably internet related. I havent really decided what that is exactly. What is the best tool for this. I would like to use something that is easy to use but is still a real programming language.

Ideally i would like to use something that is free and multi-platform like mono but that is secondary to ease of programming.

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If you want to make a shell extension for explorer, you are inherently tie yourself to windows. You should check MSDN for IContextMenu and similar topics. You should also study a bit about how COM works. In general, you would have to use C++ for this (maybe possible in .net but don't know).

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