Exontrol.COM Software - HOW TO DO in C++

1. How can I change the view, so it displays large icons

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/* Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library' #import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll" using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib; */ EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown(); spExShellView1->PutViewMode(EXSHELLVIEWLib::LargeIcons);

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/*
	Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as
	it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library'

	#import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll"
	using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib;
*/
EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown();
spExShellView1->PutViewMode(EXSHELLVIEWLib::LargeIcons);

2. How can I change the view, so it displays small icons

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/* Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library' #import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll" using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib; */ EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown(); spExShellView1->PutViewMode(EXSHELLVIEWLib::SmallIcon);

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/*
	Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as
	it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library'

	#import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll"
	using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib;
*/
EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown();
spExShellView1->PutViewMode(EXSHELLVIEWLib::SmallIcon);

3. How can I change the view, so it displays as a list

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/* Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library' #import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll" using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib; */ EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown(); spExShellView1->PutViewMode(EXSHELLVIEWLib::List);

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/*
	Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as
	it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library'

	#import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll"
	using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib;
*/
EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown();
spExShellView1->PutViewMode(EXSHELLVIEWLib::List);

4. How can I change the view, so it displays as a a grid with details

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/* Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library' #import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll" using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib; */ EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown(); spExShellView1->PutViewMode(EXSHELLVIEWLib::Details);

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/*
	Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as
	it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library'

	#import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll"
	using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib;
*/
EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown();
spExShellView1->PutViewMode(EXSHELLVIEWLib::Details);

5. How can I change the view, so it displays as THUMBNAIL

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/* Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library' #import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll" using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib; */ EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown(); spExShellView1->PutViewMode((EXSHELLVIEWLib::ViewModeType)5);

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/*
	Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as
	it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library'

	#import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll"
	using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib;
*/
EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown();
spExShellView1->PutViewMode((EXSHELLVIEWLib::ViewModeType)5);

6. How can I change the control's font

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/* Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library' #import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll" using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib; / EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown(); / Includes the definition for CreateObject function like follows: #include <comdef.h> IUnknownPtr CreateObject( BSTR Object ) { IUnknownPtr spResult; spResult.CreateInstance( Object ); return spResult; }; / / Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as it defines the namespace 'stdole' for the library: 'OLE Automation' #import "C:\\WINNT\\System32\\stdole2.tlb" */ stdole::FontPtr f = ::CreateObject(L"StdFont"); f->PutName(L"Verdana"); f->PutSize(_variant_t(long(12))); spExShellView1->PutFont(IFontDispPtr(((stdole::FontPtr)(f))));

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/*
	Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as
	it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library'

	#import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll"
	using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib;
*/
EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown();
/*
	Includes the definition for CreateObject function like follows:

	#include <comdef.h>
	IUnknownPtr CreateObject( BSTR Object )
	{
		IUnknownPtr spResult;
		spResult.CreateInstance( Object );
		return spResult;
	};

*/
/*
	Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as
	it defines the namespace 'stdole' for the library: 'OLE Automation'

	#import "C:\\WINNT\\System32\\stdole2.tlb"
*/
stdole::FontPtr f = ::CreateObject(L"StdFont");
	f->PutName(L"Verdana");
	f->PutSize(_variant_t(long(12)));
spExShellView1->PutFont(IFontDispPtr(((stdole::FontPtr)(f))));

7. How do I refresh the control

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/* Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library' #import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll" using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib; */ EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown(); spExShellView1->Refresh();

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/*
	Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as
	it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library'

	#import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll"
	using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib;
*/
EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown();
spExShellView1->Refresh();

8. How can I disable or enable the entire control

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/* Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library' #import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll" using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib; */ EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown(); spExShellView1->PutEnabled(VARIANT_FALSE);

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/*
	Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as
	it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library'

	#import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll"
	using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib;
*/
EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown();
spExShellView1->PutEnabled(VARIANT_FALSE);

9. How do I browse a specified folder

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/* Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library' #import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll" using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib; */ EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown(); spExShellView1->PutBrowseFolder(((EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellFolderPtr)(spExShellView1->GetShellFolder("C:\\"))));

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/*
	Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as
	it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library'

	#import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll"
	using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib;
*/
EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown();
spExShellView1->PutBrowseFolder(((EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellFolderPtr)(spExShellView1->GetShellFolder("C:\\"))));

10. How can I go up to one level, so I can browse the parent folder

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/* Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library' #import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll" using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib; */ EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown(); spExShellView1->PutBrowseFolder(((EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellFolderPtr)(spExShellView1->GetShellFolder("C:\\")))); spExShellView1->UpOneLevel();

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/*
	Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as
	it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library'

	#import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll"
	using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib;
*/
EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown();
spExShellView1->PutBrowseFolder(((EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellFolderPtr)(spExShellView1->GetShellFolder("C:\\"))));
spExShellView1->UpOneLevel();

11. How do I browse a special folder

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/* Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library' #import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll" using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib; */ EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown(); spExShellView1->PutBrowseFolder(((EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellFolderPtr)(spExShellView1->GetShellFolder(spExShellView1->GetSpecialFolder(EXSHELLVIEWLib::Programs)))));

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/*
	Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as
	it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library'

	#import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll"
	using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib;
*/
EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown();
spExShellView1->PutBrowseFolder(((EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellFolderPtr)(spExShellView1->GetShellFolder(spExShellView1->GetSpecialFolder(EXSHELLVIEWLib::Programs)))));

12. How do I specify what objects files or folders should be included in the list

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/* Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library' #import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll" using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib; */ EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown(); spExShellView1->PutIncludeObjectType(EXSHELLVIEWLib::FoldersOnly);

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/*
	Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as
	it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library'

	#import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll"
	using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib;
*/
EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown();
spExShellView1->PutIncludeObjectType(EXSHELLVIEWLib::FoldersOnly);

13. How can I list only folders in the view

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/* Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library' #import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll" using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib; */ EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown(); spExShellView1->PutIncludeObjectType(EXSHELLVIEWLib::FoldersOnly);

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/*
	Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as
	it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library'

	#import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll"
	using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib;
*/
EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown();
spExShellView1->PutIncludeObjectType(EXSHELLVIEWLib::FoldersOnly);

14. How can I include only files that match a pattern

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/* Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library' #import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll" using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib; / EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown(); spExShellView1->PutIncludeObjectType(EXSHELLVIEWLib::PatternObjects); spExShellView1->PutFilePattern(L".bmp");

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/*
	Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as
	it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library'

	#import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll"
	using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib;
*/
EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown();
spExShellView1->PutIncludeObjectType(EXSHELLVIEWLib::PatternObjects);
spExShellView1->PutFilePattern(L"*.bmp");

15. How can I include only files that match a pattern

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/* Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library' #import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll" using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib; / EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown(); spExShellView1->PutIncludeObjectType(EXSHELLVIEWLib::PatternObjects); spExShellView1->PutFilePattern(L".exe *.lnk");

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/*
	Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as
	it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library'

	#import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll"
	using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib;
*/
EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown();
spExShellView1->PutIncludeObjectType(EXSHELLVIEWLib::PatternObjects);
spExShellView1->PutFilePattern(L"*.exe *.lnk");

16. How can I disable or enable the control's context menu

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/* Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library' #import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll" using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib; */ EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown(); spExShellView1->PutDefaultMenuItems(VARIANT_FALSE);

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/*
	Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as
	it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library'

	#import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll"
	using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib;
*/
EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown();
spExShellView1->PutDefaultMenuItems(VARIANT_FALSE);

19. How can I select a folder

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/* Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library' #import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll" using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib; */ EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown(); spExShellView1->GetObjects()->Get(EXSHELLVIEWLib::AllItems)->GetItem(long(0))->SelectItem(EXSHELLVIEWLib::Select);

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/*
	Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as
	it defines the namespace 'EXSHELLVIEWLib' for the library: 'ExShellView 1.0 Control Library'

	#import "C:\\WINNT\\system32\\ExShellView.dll"
	using namespace EXSHELLVIEWLib;
*/
EXSHELLVIEWLib::IExShellViewPtr spExShellView1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_EXSHELLVIEW1)->GetControlUnknown();
spExShellView1->GetObjects()->Get(EXSHELLVIEWLib::AllItems)->GetItem(long(0))->SelectItem(EXSHELLVIEWLib::Select);