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Implementing Drag and Drop on List Control Items

Environment: VC++ 5.0-6.0, NT 4.0/2000/XP, Win 2000/ME Level: Intermediate In this article, I implemented a drag and drop operation for list control items. I implemented a list control that displays the graphics for a particular folder as thumbnails. The user can drag the thumbnails and drop them on the destination list control. The thumbnail actually […]

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Environment: VC++ 5.0-6.0, NT 4.0/2000/XP, Win 2000/ME

Level: Intermediate

In this article, I implemented a drag and drop operation for list control items. I implemented a list control that displays the graphics for a particular folder as thumbnails. The user can drag the thumbnails and drop them on the destination list control. The thumbnail actually gets copied from one list control to another.

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I work in a software company as a senior programmer; we develop software for specific hardware. I am not a well-experienced VC++ programmer, but tried to implement my best efforts.

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