Latest Shell API Functions Articles

By Jeffrey Walton - Published 12/27/2006

Learn about two Explorer Shell Extensions: One creates File Checksums; the other verifies File Checksums.

By Dillip Kumar Kara - Published 05/19/2004

"Shortcut" is a utility to create a link of an existing file on the Start Menu or Start->Program Menu or Desktop.

By John Z. Czopowik VC++ MVP - Published 05/03/2000

Discusses some of the (poorly documented) issues regarding the use of the SHFileOperation function

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By Bradley L. Jones - Published 01/17/2018

By Tapas Pal - Published 03/19/2019

Explore how to pass multiple parameters in a query string of a Web API URL.

By Hannes DuPreez - Published 03/08/2019

Learn to create a custom color picker. Examples are both in C# and VB.NET.

By Hannes DuPreez - Published 02/01/2019

Many people are still using older programming languages. Think about the pros and cons.