Status of Windows Shell Extensions Support

Hi,
Are Windows Explorer Shell Extensions viable (Column Extensions in particular)? If so, is C++/ATL the best approach?
All the article/docs I search seem to be 5-10 years old, and it appears .NET shell extensions are not recommended by Microsoft. I have been testing some .NET shell extensions with quite a bit of difficulty.
warren

Are Windows Explorer Shell Extensions viable (Column Extensions in particular)?
I don't think column extensions have been viable since XP.
All the article/docs I search seem to be 5-10 years old, and it appears .NET shell extensions are not recommended by Microsoft.
Different camps at MS have said different things, especially when .Net
4 came out, but I think the consensus is that it's not recommended to
do shell extensions in .NET - however, people still do them! :(
Dave

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Hi,
I'm getting frustrated with an explorer plugin that lets me view images and their thumbnails within Windows Explorer. If I was to write something myself, where should I begin. I have a few tabs open on 'writing shell extensions' [2002], registering shell
extension handlers [C lang], etc. Of particular note is 'EZShellExtensions.net v2013' But I'm not sure what the situation is in 2014 with writing a custom thumbnail / image viewer.
I would prefer C#, but I've been working with C++ a bit lately (hopefully getting a bit better at using it) so if that were the preferable approach, I could probably tackle it.
I guess I was concerned that a lot of the material I'm seeing is quite old and I'm yet to find a recent article on writing extensions.
Thanks for any advice.

The overall documentation root is
here. If you're not familiar with implementing COM interfaces, I can see how it could be a bit daunting to get started. If you're open to C++, if you make an ATL project, you can add a class that has a lot of the support built in already
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JGreatness,
I could tell you, but I'd rather put the pressure on Oracle to deliver a 21st Century product. If you pay for maintenance, then you can log in and place an enhancement request.
Now, if you don't care about support, then you can run the 32-bit application on Windows 2008R2 with a little tweaking. The main issue is with the printing to PDF. You need a couple of 64-bit DLL files for the Amyuni PDF printer. The files and associated installation instructions used to be available in the knowledgebase, but were later pulled.
The best you can do for now and still receive support is stick with 32-bit and maximize your application and Java memory settings. I don't think the WebLogic option will gain you anything, as the 'tested configurations' document only lists 32-bit Windows as the host operating system, regardless if you use JBOSS or WebLogic. Speculating, I would say the main issue revolves around 64-bit Java, not the operating system or web application. If Oracle is going to continue to utilize the JDK and Java elements and deliver a 64-bit product, then they will have to convert all Java objects to 64-bit. Correct me if I'm wrong. Also, the executable service file they provide is 32-bit and would need to be converted.
Sadly, they only provide support for what was, at one time, the most common platform among many CM shops. We need more options, but that increases Oracle's development and support costs. I would prefer to lose the Microsoft Office dependency for letter templates and log exports and run the whole thing on 64-bit Linux, but we can't have everything.
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I don't know if we could post the DLL's and instructions on the Yahoo message board.

Shell extensions and key stroke capturing...

Hello. Me and my team are working on a project which converts English input from a QWERTY keyboard to Unicodes local Indian languages like Kannada, Tamil etc. We're using Java and SWT for UI. The program should run in such a way that once the program is running, wherever the user enters, he should be able to see the unicodes/indian language output. That is, the program should be a shell extension or a it must run in the background and capture the keystrokes of the active window the user is using. We are developing this software for both windows and linux. So is it possible to create shell extensions or implement the background window(process)?
Are there APIs in linux to capture key strokes?? Is it possible to use Win32 WinHooks in windows to capture the key strokes??
Edited by: abhinav_zoso on Jan 8, 2009 11:35 PM

Are there APIs in linux to capture key strokes?? Is it possible to use Win32 WinHooks in windows to capture the key strokes??Those are not java questions. Programming forums specific to the OS will provide the answer. Or docs for that matter.
... which converts English input from a QWERTY keyboard to Unicodes local Indian languagesThat by itself doesn't make much sense unless you are talking about language translation rather than characters.
The ASCII code set which would normally represent the entire english character set, is part of unicode. So no conversion needed.
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CUA: One or more errors occurred while checking the status of Windows Firewall on the cluster nodes

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CAU run {4EFE116C-AB49-456D-8EED-F7EDC764DA49} on cluster Cluster1 failed. Error Message:One or more errors occurred while checking the status of Windows Firewall on the cluster nodes. Review the errors for more information on how to resolve the problems.
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Hi,
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Starting with Cluster-Aware Updating: Self-Updating
http://blogs.technet.com/b/filecab/archive/2012/05/17/starting-with-cluster-aware-updating-self-updating.aspx
What is Cluster Aware Updating in Windows Server 2012? (Part 1)
http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspfe/archive/2013/02/06/what-is-cluster-aware-updating-in-windows-server-2012.aspx
Cluster-Aware Updating Overview
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831694.aspx
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I have set up a page in a web site I am building (I am not a pro!) with about 20 thumbnails and added the Open Picture Window Fever extension to allow the user to see a larger image when they click a thumbnail. Here is the script:
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You may want to ask this in the Dreamweaver Extensions forum or the Extension Developer's own support forum. You will likely get faster answers there.
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Saved files as .PSD now they are "Windows Shell Common Dll" and won't open?

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I guess you were able to open them in photoshop with open as.
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Plugin Microsoft.Windows.Azure.Extensions.RDP 1.0.0.1 injection failed. Installation exit code: -1

Hi everybody,
I've tried to deploy my application into the Azure Worker role but could not get it done successfully. I hope somebody can help me.
After the error, I can see the error "Plugin Microsoft.Windows.Azure.Extensions.RDP 1.0.0.1 injection failed. Installation exit code: -1" in my Windows Azure Portal.
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code -1. . MessageId = 3004 SymbolicName = EVENT_PLUGIN_INSTALL_EXITED_WITH_SUCCESS Severity = Success Language = English Install command for plugin Microsoft.Windows.Azure.Extensions.RDP 1.0.0.1 program D:\Packages\Plugins\Microsoft.Windows.Azure.Extensions.RDP\1.0.0.1\RemoteAccessPluginLauncher.exe
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MSI (s) (00:00) [18:32:58:311]: Product: Windows Azure Remote Forwarder Plugin -- Configuration completed successfully.
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You can try it later. I had this issue long ago and waited one day.
You also try those two solution:
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I have both a Yoga and a Thinkpad 2. The Yoga is running Win 8 and the Thinkpad 2 has 8.1 Preview.
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PS5 running sluggish adn saving files in windows shell common

I recently started working with PS5 and have been encountering some errors recently.
At first my files were being saved as PSD files, then all of a sudden they began to be saved as windows shell comer files. When I try to open them it says I need to find a program on the web to open photo.
I also am wondering about hte fact that it seems to take all my physical RAM memory when I have PS5 in use, I have 4GB of RAM and when I use the program I am at 91% + of memory usage. It is a 64 bit operating system and if needed to know it is a M450 processor at 2.4 GHz.
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You need to check the pixel count on saving as well. If you've used Perfect Resize to radically increase the pixel count of the image you're saving this could help explain some of the speed issues you're seeing. With most image work it's always good to keep the pixel dimensions in mind.
If you're using Windows 7 here's how to show the file extension:
1. Click the Start orb and type folder into the search box. When Folder Options comes up, click it.
2. Click the View tab.
3. Uncheck the [ ] Hide extensions for known file types box.
Now Explorer windows and File Open/Save dialogs will show you the file extension.
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Extension panel in Ps CC aug 2014 is unavailable! No extensions support. Please help

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Good day!
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