Filled with expert knowledge of the underlying Windows shell COM objects, Visual Basic Programming Shell is all you need to write shell-enabled applications which look more professional, and compete with the function of a program written in C + +. First and foremost, this text is packaged efficiently is a reference for all COM objects and APIs needed for successful program with the Windows shell. For many examples, a custom file extension (. Rad) describes how to integrate this file to the desktop, and expand what can be done on the Windows desktop. Reading this book is also a feature of education in the Windows shell actually offers. Of course, you can use this file to develop your own shell VB application. Overall, this book helps explain a rather difficult topic in Windows programming, and make accessible for the first time this area is very interesting functionality for experienced VB programmers -. Richard Dragan Topics covered: Introduction to Visual Basic and COM fundamentals of the Windows shell (including library type, IUnknown, and IDispatch) Introduction shell extension context menu handlers (static and dynamic) Icon and-Drop handler property sheet handlers (and drag-and-drop processing) Copy Data handlers handlers Handlers Association InfoTip hook extension identifier namespace Pointer to list (PIDL) Browser extension Browser help object Band object code samples for Docking Windows VBShell (special type of Web crawler library location to allow programmers to access the object VB shell) Reference material on all the Windows shell COM objects and APIs technique to copy the memory and using pointers within VB