Re: How to preview custom file format in Explorer

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From: Jonathan Arnold
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 14:05

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Joseph F. Muscarella wrote:
> I want to have Windows Explorer display the file's image in the preview when
> a user selects a file.   Since the file is not a BMP, GIF or JPG, Windows
> doesn't know how to render it.   Is there some way to hook my rendering
> engine into Windows so my files can be previewed?
> 
> As a possibly related question, how can I customize the File Open dialog to
> get a similar preview?   If I have to build a custom open dialog, how do I
> get it to look/feel like the built-in Windows dialogs?

I don't have a direct page to go to, but I'm sure if you search MSDN for
this info, you will find your answer. It has to do with interfacing with
the shell:

http://msdn.microsoft.com

Another option is to use a component. On my site, look for shell
extensions.

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