This article teaches you how to create an MMC Snap-In and implement some basic features using ATL. Great starting point for MMC Snap-In development.
Developing MMC Snap-Ins using ATL
Published 05/23/2001
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Imitating Windows Explorer
Published 05/23/2001
Simulating the Windows explorer listview of files.
Implementing Reusable Drag '& Drop Classes
Published 05/23/2001
A good starting point if you're looking to add drag and drop support to your app. The demo project has sample code for various clipboard formats.
.NET Delegate Event Model vs COM Connection Points
Published 04/24/2001
Take a dip into how the Connection Points Event Handling mechanism in Classic COM Components can be used by .NET applications to receive event Notifications via the COM Interop.
Custom Items For the Folder Options Dialog Box
Published 04/13/2001
Have you ever wanted to persist your shell extension settings? Dino Esposito shows an undocumented way to modify the Explorer Folder Options dialog to make your shell extension settings persistent.
Understanding COM Apartments, Part I
Published 04/13/2001
In the first part of a two-part series on COM apartments, Jeff Prosise describes what apartments are, why they exist, and how to avoid the problems that they introduce.
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.NET Framework: Collections and Generics
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