How to master right click menu in windows explorer

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Im am trying to get most of my Windows Explorer on XP.

I like functionality provided by "Send To" menu, i can add scripts in it and automate many operations because script gets list of selected files/folders as command argument and does the operation.

I dont want to write my own shell extension, but i would like to create more folders in my right click menu that have same functionality as "Send To" menu. Send to has too big script tree built, and I want to add my folders directly to right click menu.

Difference between regular menu item, and Send to item is that program in right click menu is called once for every item selected in main window, and program listed in send to menu is called once with list of files selected as argument.

I would like to change some right click menu items so that program is called in Send To style. Or create multiple send to menus, that differ in name and commands.

How can this be done??

Posted 11-Apr-10 5:04am

huzris

Updated 12-Apr-10 1:17am

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Mustafa Ismail Mustafa · Answer 1 · 2010-04-12T01:37:00

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huzris wrote:
How to master right click menu in windows explorer

By continuous practice. Just keep on right clicking until you get it right :laugh:

Seriously though, you ought to take a look at these:

Posted 12-Apr-10 1:37am

Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

Dave Kerr · Answer 2 · 2010-04-12T01:38:00

I believe the only way to do this will be to implement a shell extension for the particular file types that you want to provide this functionality for, or the * type if it is for all of them.
There are lots of shell extension articles on the codeproject that might help you with this, but this is almost certainly the only way you'll be able to do it.

huzris · Answer 3 · 2010-04-12T03:59:00

When i think about what I want I see how lazy I am :)
Send To is enough, but one click too far for my lazy ass ;D

I think that http://www.contextmenu.net/ is what i need, but it costs 150$

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/shell/ShellPilot.aspx is close to http://www.contextmenu.net/ and free, but i cant get example working???

Building shellext for every application or script is to slow, adding scripts like i have in Send to is ok, it can have subfolders and all, but still can be better.

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