CLR Explorer Shell Extension Sample 

This document contains the release information for the CLR Explorer shell extension sample.  You will find the following sections below:

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Sample Overview

This sample demonstrates how to integrate your own CLR applications with the Windows Explorer shell.

 

 

 

 

 

The above shows a command window started in the selected subdirectory.

 

Requirements

Your user should be able to amend the windows registry.

 

Location of the Sample

This sample is located in the Interop\Applications\ShellCmd directory of the .NET Framework SDK samples directory.

For Example:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\FrameworkSDK\Samples\Technologies\Interop\Applications\ShellCmd

 

Building the Sample

In order to properly build and run this sample, the following steps need to be performed prior to running the sample:

 

nmake all

 

Running the Sample

In order to run this sample, follow the instructions listed below.

 

          cd C:\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\FrameworkSDK\Samples\Technologies\Interop\Applications\ShellCmd

ShellCmd

·         Open a Windows Explorer window, or click on an already opened one.

·         Select the right mouse button while the mouse pointer is over a folder name.

·         Click on the menu option labeled command, and observe a console window open in the selected directory.