How to add my app to shell folder in context menu?

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Hi,

I want to know how to add my app (it's name is JPG2LV.exe) to a shell folder in context menu?

My application is reading files (*.jpg) inside each of the selected folders and shows them in a listview.

When I added it using registry it shows.

When I select multi-folders it opens many (JPG2LV.exe)
But if I make my app (JPG2LV.exe) only one single in process, it crashes!

So please if anyone know how to code it.

Thanks

Posted 31-Jul-11 11:37am

Leecherman

Updated 14-Aug-11 0:19am

Dalek Dave

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 31-Jul-11 23:32pm

Not clear. What behavior do you want; how you tried to register your application in the registry? There is not such thing as
"crash". Do you have exception? Where is its report?
--SA

Leecherman 1-Aug-11 9:24am

Here is the registry entries :

<pre>

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\JPG2LV]
@="Run JPG2LV"
"Icon"="\"D:\\JPG2LV\\JPG2LV.exe\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\JPG2LV\command]
@="\"D:\\JPG2LV\\JPG2LV.exe\" "%1\""

</pre>

when i select only one folder and run JPG2LV from context menu it's work OK, but when i select more folders ( example : 5 folders ) it's open a 5 JPG2LV
And when i check ( Make single instance application ) JPG2LV open and work but a lot of crash appears!

And when i used ( Configure FileMenu Tools ) and uncheck ( Make single instance application )
it's open only one JPG2LV and work great without any problems.

Please Any idea!

Maciej Los 13-Aug-11 18:52pm

Show me your code where you are reading command line values.

Dalek Dave 14-Aug-11 6:20am

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Maciej Los · Answer 1 · 2011-08-13T21:58:00

Solution 1

Did you try to read command line values?

VB

Dim cmdp As String = String.Empty

For Each cmdp In My.Application.CommandLineArgs
    MsgBox(cmdp, MsgBoxStyle.Information, "CommandLine arg.")
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Posted 13-Aug-11 21:58pm

Maciej Los