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How to add custom information in detail pane of win vista and win 7 using c#.net

Hi, i have a file type for my application for which i want to show some custom information in Organize\Deatails Pane in windows explorer. Like for a word file it shows author and stuff similarly i have some custom information for my file which i want to show.

Anybody with idea on how can i do it?

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You can try using PropertyGrid like VS does.

If that's not good enough, then you can use custom components.

Nayan  2010-10-12 05:34:16
i am a bit of a rookie, can you please elaborate
jaminator  2010-10-12 05:48:08
Read this page. It tells what is PropertyGrid and how to use it. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa302326.aspx
Nayan  2010-10-12 13:32:33
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/windowsuidevelopment/thread/9fd3097a-9578-4824-8ced-054f41e2f7ab
jaminator  2010-10-14 06:16:31
nayan the above link, is this another way of doing the same?
jaminator  2010-10-14 06:17:20
i dont want a propety grid because i want the info to show on Windows Shell Details Pane. but you are right one way to show this could be to put property grid control on preview handler, but thats not details pane. so i guess left is to use custom components as u said above do you mean COM by that?
jaminator  2010-10-14 07:16:04
I understood your point. PropertyGrid is not for you then in this scenario. You need to learn Shell interaction in windows to program explorer.
Nayan  2010-10-14 17:02:36
Yes, COM will be involved for Shell programming. If I find something, I'll post it here.
Nayan  2010-10-14 17:12:04
This page might help. http://www.codeproject.com/KB/shell/
Nayan  2010-10-14 20:31:13
More specifically, this http://www.codeproject.com/KB/shell/namespcextguide1.aspx
Nayan  2010-10-14 20:32:33
A: 

i have found that it can be through Property Handler. Currently i am researching on it will post the details here when i am done. In xp IColumnHandler was used to do this but since vista property handler are needed.

jaminator  2010-10-14 11:04:19
Do let me know!
Nayan  2010-10-14 20:30:18

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