Creating a virtual directory in windows explorer

[sumit.professional]

Hello Friends,

Help requried for creating a virtual drive in windows explorer using
C# which will work for both 32 bit and 64 bit machine(XP and Vista).
Means just want to show a xtra drive in windows explorer.
If anybody knows anything like this the please let me know at
(e-mail address removed)

Thanks in advance

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Well, C# isn't a language you should use for this, as you will have to
create a shell extension in order to hook into explorer. When creating
shell extensions, it is NOT recommended that you use .NET.

 

[sumit.professional]

Thanxs for your precious reply.
but please guide me if i still wish to carry out this in .net.
There must we some thing that we can do
becuase i saw people to use shell extension in .net

waiting for your reply........

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Here's an article that should get you on your way:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/04/01/WindowsShell/default.aspx

Note the warning at the top, however.

 

[sumit.professional]

Can we do this in vb.net ?????

 

[sumit.professional]

Ok, thanks for replies.
I am sure that we cant do such thing in .net
Can anybody suggest me which language i should use ???

 

[Mike {0A6FF490-CF84-4d78-BD85-FF011A0C310C}]

Ok, thanks for replies.
I am sure that we cant do such thing in .net
Can anybody suggest me which language i should use ???

C++

You *might* be able to write the plumbing in C++ and the guts in your
favorite .NET language. Your extension would primarily be a C++
project that makes calls into your managed DLL... but I think that
still leaves you with the caveats mentioned in the Microsoft
Knowledgebase article.

You're probably better off doing the whole thing in C++. If you're
not comfortable with object oriented programming, you could always use
C, which I consider just a subset of C++. But, since you're a .NET
developer, I'm guessing you probably don't have trouble grasping OO
concepts.

I believe Delphi would probably work well too. Just be sure to make a
Win32 project and NOT a .NET project.

Good Luck!