Vanara.PInvoke.Shell32 2.2.1

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.NET Framework 2.0 This package targets .NET Framework 2.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher.
There is a newer version of this package available.
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dotnet add package Vanara.PInvoke.Shell32 --version 2.2.1
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package Vanara.PInvoke.Shell32 -Version 2.2.1
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="Vanara.PInvoke.Shell32" Version="2.2.1" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="Vanara.PInvoke.Shell32" Version="2.2.1" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="Vanara.PInvoke.Shell32" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add Vanara.PInvoke.Shell32 --version 2.2.1
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: Vanara.PInvoke.Shell32, 2.2.1"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=Vanara.PInvoke.Shell32&version=2.2.1
                    


                            Install Vanara.PInvoke.Shell32 as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=Vanara.PInvoke.Shell32&version=2.2.1
                    


                            Install Vanara.PInvoke.Shell32 as a Cake Tool

Methods, structures and constants imported from Shell32.dll.

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET Framework net20 is compatible.  net35 is compatible.  net40 is compatible.  net403 was computed.  net45 is compatible.  net451 was computed.  net452 was computed.  net46 was computed.  net461 was computed.  net462 was computed.  net463 was computed.  net47 was computed.  net471 was computed.  net472 was computed.  net48 was computed.  net481 was computed. 
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4.1.0 398 3/7/2025
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4.0.5 2,820 2/8/2025
4.0.4 14,467 9/13/2024
4.0.3 2,560 8/5/2024
4.0.2 3,095 6/24/2024
4.0.1 22,166 4/30/2024
4.0.0 3,443 3/29/2024
4.0.0-beta2 445 1/22/2024
4.0.0-beta 443 11/20/2023
3.4.17 21,975 10/18/2023
3.4.16 22,655 8/7/2023
3.4.15 7,464 5/18/2023
3.4.14 12,601 4/15/2023
3.4.13 6,232 2/4/2023
3.4.12 2,403 1/15/2023
3.4.11 22,530 11/15/2022
3.4.10 2,417 10/25/2022
3.4.9 2,590 10/3/2022
3.4.8 5,220 9/16/2022
3.4.7 1,914 9/3/2022
3.4.6 2,128 8/7/2022
3.4.5 4,392 7/17/2022
3.4.4 2,108 7/5/2022
3.4.3 2,157 6/14/2022
3.4.2 4,293 5/13/2022
3.4.1 2,094 5/5/2022
3.4.0 2,737 3/14/2022
3.3.15 19,879 12/27/2021
3.3.14 3,613 10/26/2021
3.3.13 2,074 9/30/2021
3.3.12 2,602 8/30/2021
3.3.11 5,171 7/22/2021
3.3.10 3,560 6/4/2021
3.3.9 3,262 5/7/2021
3.3.8 2,780 4/7/2021
3.3.7 2,766 3/24/2021
3.3.6 1,618 3/19/2021
3.3.5 2,761 3/1/2021
3.3.4 5,395 2/11/2021
3.3.3 1,567 2/3/2021
3.3.2 1,625 1/21/2021
3.3.1 1,232 1/20/2021
3.3.0 3,655 11/20/2020
3.2.21 1,418 11/13/2020
3.2.20 1,514 11/8/2020
3.2.19 1,647 10/23/2020
3.2.18 1,311 10/21/2020
3.2.17 1,849 9/20/2020
3.2.16 1,489 9/7/2020
3.2.15 1,520 8/30/2020
3.2.14 1,524 8/20/2020
3.2.13 1,808 7/27/2020
3.2.12 1,624 7/13/2020
3.2.11 1,707 6/28/2020
3.2.10 1,622 6/14/2020
3.2.9 1,726 6/3/2020
3.2.7 2,125 5/4/2020
3.2.6 1,399 4/21/2020
3.2.5 1,330 4/15/2020
3.2.4 1,381 4/12/2020
3.2.3 1,402 4/1/2020
3.2.2 1,317 3/24/2020
3.2.1 1,375 3/17/2020
3.2.0 1,619 2/27/2020
3.1.9 1,530 1/17/2020
3.1.8 1,400 1/13/2020
3.1.7 1,398 1/6/2020
3.1.6 1,424 12/12/2019
3.1.5 1,476 11/26/2019
3.1.4 1,637 11/25/2019
3.1.3 1,349 11/8/2019
3.1.2 1,347 11/4/2019
3.1.1 2,358 10/17/2019
3.1.0 1,425 10/3/2019
3.0.1 1,208 9/20/2019
3.0.0 996 8/27/2019
2.3.11 984 6/9/2019
2.3.10 718 6/5/2019
2.3.9 692 5/26/2019
2.3.8 722 5/13/2019
2.3.7 772 4/24/2019
2.3.6 703 4/17/2019
2.3.5 721 4/10/2019
2.3.4 756 3/9/2019
2.3.3 709 3/8/2019
2.3.2 738 2/28/2019
2.3.1 707 2/25/2019
2.3.0 731 2/22/2019
2.2.1 785 2/12/2019
2.2.0 786 2/1/2019
2.1.2 1,111 1/14/2019
2.1.0 1,077 12/15/2018
2.0.1 817 12/7/2018
2.0.0 844 11/28/2018
1.1.0 995 9/10/2018
1.0.18 1,024 8/10/2018
1.0.17 985 7/30/2018
1.0.16 999 6/29/2018
1.0.15 1,003 6/27/2018
1.0.14 1,226 6/8/2018
1.0.13 1,128 6/6/2018
1.0.12 1,224 4/5/2018
1.0.11 1,199 4/4/2018
1.0.10 1,168 3/27/2018
1.0.9 1,157 3/26/2018
1.0.8 1,193 2/7/2018
1.0.7 1,174 1/27/2018
1.0.6 1,268 1/8/2018
1.0.5 1,288 12/28/2017
1.0.4 1,250 12/15/2017
1.0.3 1,243 12/8/2017
1.0.2 1,087 11/30/2017
1.0.1 1,225 11/28/2017

Currently implements:

Functions
AssocCreateForClasses, AssocGetDetailsOfPropKey, CDefFolderMenu_Create2, CommandLineToArgvW, DragAcceptFiles, DragFinish, DragQueryFileA, DragQueryFileW, DragQueryPoint, DuplicateIcon, ExtractAssociatedIconA, ExtractAssociatedIconExA, ExtractAssociatedIconExW, ExtractAssociatedIconW, ExtractIconA, ExtractIconExA, ExtractIconExW, ExtractIconW, FindExecutableA, FindExecutableW, GetCurrentProcessExplicitAppUserModelID, GetFileNameFromBrowse, ILAppendID, ILClone, ILCloneFirst, ILCombine, ILCreateFromPathA, ILCreateFromPathW, ILFindChild, ILFindLastID, ILFree, ILGetNext, ILGetSize, ILIsEqual, ILIsParent, ILLoadFromStreamEx, ILRemoveLastID, ILSaveToStream, InitNetworkAddressControl, IsNetDrive, IsUserAnAdmin, OpenRegStream, PathCleanupSpec, PathGetShortPath, PathIsExe, PathIsSlowA, PathIsSlowW, PathMakeUniqueName, PathResolve, PathYetAnotherMakeUniqueName, PickIconDlg, PifMgr_CloseProperties, PifMgr_GetProperties, PifMgr_OpenProperties, PifMgr_SetProperties, ReadCabinetState, RealDriveType, RestartDialog, RestartDialogEx, SetCurrentProcessExplicitAppUserModelID, SHAddDefaultPropertiesByExt, SHAddFromPropSheetExtArray, SHAddToRecentDocs, SHAlloc, SHAppBarMessage, SHAssocEnumHandlers, SHAssocEnumHandlersForProtocolByApplication, SHBindToFolderIDListParent, SHBindToFolderIDListParentEx, SHBindToObject, SHBindToParent, SHBrowseForFolderA, SHBrowseForFolderW, SHChangeNotification_Lock, SHChangeNotification_Unlock, SHChangeNotify, SHChangeNotifyDeregister, SHChangeNotifyRegister, SHChangeNotifyRegisterThread, SHCreateAssociationRegistration, SHCreateDataObject, SHCreateDefaultContextMenu, SHCreateDefaultExtractIcon, SHCreateDefaultPropertiesOp, SHCreateDirectory, SHCreateDirectoryExA, SHCreateDirectoryExW, SHCreateFileExtractIconW, SHCreateItemFromIDList, SHCreateItemFromParsingName, SHCreateItemFromRelativeName, SHCreateItemInKnownFolder, SHCreateItemWithParent, SHCreatePropSheetExtArray, SHCreateShellFolderView, SHCreateShellFolderViewEx, SHCreateShellItem, SHCreateShellItemArray, SHCreateShellItemArrayFromDataObject, SHCreateShellItemArrayFromIDLists, SHCreateShellItemArrayFromShellItem, SHCreateStdEnumFmtEtc, SHDefExtractIconA, SHDefExtractIconW, SHDestroyPropSheetExtArray, SHDoDragDrop, Shell_GetCachedImageIndexA, Shell_GetCachedImageIndexW, Shell_GetImageLists, Shell_MergeMenus, Shell_NotifyIconA, Shell_NotifyIconGetRect, Shell_NotifyIconW, ShellAboutA, ShellAboutW, ShellExecuteA, ShellExecuteExA, ShellExecuteExW, ShellExecuteW, SHEmptyRecycleBinA, SHEmptyRecycleBinW, SHEnumerateUnreadMailAccountsA, SHEnumerateUnreadMailAccountsW, SHEvaluateSystemCommandTemplate, SHFileOperationA, SHFileOperationW, SHFind_InitMenuPopup, SHFindFiles, SHFlushSFCache, SHFormatDrive, SHFree, SHFreeNameMappings, SHGetAttributesFromDataObject, SHGetDataFromIDListA, SHGetDataFromIDListW, SHGetDesktopFolder, SHGetDiskFreeSpaceA, SHGetDiskFreeSpaceExA, SHGetDiskFreeSpaceExW, SHGetDiskFreeSpaceW, SHGetDriveMedia, SHGetFileInfoA, SHGetFileInfoW, SHGetFolderLocation, SHGetFolderPathA, SHGetFolderPathAndSubDirA, SHGetFolderPathAndSubDirW, SHGetFolderPathEx, SHGetFolderPathW, SHGetIconOverlayIndexA, SHGetIconOverlayIndexW, SHGetIDListFromObject, SHGetImageList, SHGetInstanceExplorer, SHGetItemFromDataObject, SHGetItemFromObject, SHGetKnownFolderIDList, SHGetKnownFolderItem, SHGetKnownFolderPath, SHGetLocalizedName, SHGetNameFromIDList, SHGetNewLinkInfoA, SHGetNewLinkInfoW, SHGetPathFromIDListA, SHGetPathFromIDListEx, SHGetPathFromIDListW, SHGetPropertyStoreForWindow, SHGetPropertyStoreFromIDList, SHGetPropertyStoreFromParsingName, SHGetRealIDL, SHGetSetFolderCustomSettings, SHGetSetSettings, SHGetSettings, SHGetStockIconInfo, SHGetTemporaryPropertyForItem, SHGetUnreadMailCountW, SHHandleUpdateImage, SHInvokePrinterCommandA, SHInvokePrinterCommandW, SHIsFileAvailableOffline, SHLimitInputEdit, SHLoadInProc, SHLoadNonloadedIconOverlayIdentifiers, SHMapPIDLToSystemImageListIndex, SHMultiFileProperties, SHObjectProperties, SHOpenFolderAndSelectItems, SHOpenWithDialog, SHParseDisplayName, SHPathPrepareForWriteA, SHPathPrepareForWriteW, SHPropStgCreate, SHPropStgReadMultiple, SHPropStgWriteMultiple, SHQueryRecycleBinA, SHQueryRecycleBinW, SHQueryUserNotificationState, SHRemoveLocalizedName, SHReplaceFromPropSheetExtArray, SHResolveLibrary, SHRestricted, SHSetDefaultProperties, SHSetInstanceExplorer, SHSetKnownFolderPath, SHSetLocalizedName, SHSetTemporaryPropertyForItem, SHSetUnreadMailCountW, SHShellFolderView_Message, SHShowManageLibraryUI, SHSimpleIDListFromPath, SHTestTokenMembership, SHUpdateImageA, SHUpdateImageW, SHValidateUNC, SignalFileOpen, StgMakeUniqueName, Win32DeleteFile, WriteCabinetState

Structures
CIDA, DROPDESCRIPTION, DROPFILES, FILEDESCRIPTOR, FILEGROUPDESCRIPTOR, NRESARRAY, SHDRAGIMAGE, OLECMD, OLECMDTEXT, APPBARDATA, ASSOCIATIONELEMENT, NOTIFYICONDATA, NOTIFYICONIDENTIFIER, SHELLEXECUTEINFO, SHFILEINFO, SHFILEOPSTRUCT, SHQUERYRBINFO, SHSTOCKICONINFO, BROWSEINFO, CABINETSTATE, COORD, CSFV, DATABLOCKHEADER, DEFCONTEXTMENU, EXP_DARWIN_LINK, EXP_SPECIAL_FOLDER, EXP_SZ_LINK, HLOCK, HPIF, HPSXA, NT_CONSOLE_PROPS, NT_FE_CONSOLE_PROPS, OPENASINFO, PROPPRG, SFV_CREATE, SHChangeNotifyEntry, SHDESCRIPTIONID, SHELLFLAGSTATE, SHELLSTATE, SHFOLDERCUSTOMSETTINGS, CMINVOKECOMMANDINFOEX, COMDLG_FILTERSPEC, CM_COLUMNINFO, SORTCOLUMN, KNOWNFOLDER_DEFINITION, PREVIEWHANDLERFRAMEINFO, EXTRASEARCH, FOLDERSETTINGS, SV2CVW2_PARAMS, THUMBBUTTON, ITEMIDLIST, SHITEMID

Interfaces
IAutoComplete, IAutoComplete2, IShellFolderViewDual, IOleCommandTarget, IShellWindows, IObjectArray, IObjectCollection, IExtractIcon, IProgressDialog, IOpenControlPanel, IApplicationAssociationRegistration, IApplicationDestinations, IApplicationDocumentLists, IDefaultExtractIconInit, IEnumAssocHandlers, IEnumIDList, IFileIsInUse, IFileSystemBindData, IFileSystemBindData2, IQueryInfo, IActionProgress, IActionProgressDialog, ICommDlgBrowser, ICommDlgBrowser3, IContextMenu, IContextMenu2, IContextMenu3, IContextMenuCB, ICopyHookA, ICopyHookW, IExecuteCommand, IInitializeCommand, IExplorerBrowser, IExplorerBrowserEvents, IExplorerPaneVisibility, IExtractImage, IFileDialog, IFileDialog2, IFileDialogControlEvents, IFileDialogCustomize, IFileDialogEvents, IFileOpenDialog, IFileOperationProgressSink, IFileSaveDialog, IModalWindow, IFileOperation, IColumnManager, IFolderView, IFolderView2, IResultsFolder, IInitializeWithFile, IInitializeWithItem, IInitializeWithStream, IInputObject, IInputObject2, IInputObjectSite, IKnownFolder, IKnownFolderManager, INamespaceWalk, INamespaceWalkCB, INamespaceWalkCB2, IObjectWithSelection, IObjectWithAppUserModelId, IObjectWithProgId, IObjectWithSite, IOperationsProgressDialog, IParentAndItem, IPreviewHandler, IPreviewHandlerFrame, IPreviewHandlerVisuals, ISearchFolderItemFactory, IServiceProvider, IShellExtInit, IEnumExtraSearch, IShellFolder, IShellFolder2, IEnumShellItems, IShellItem, IShellItem2, IShellItemArray, IShellItemImageFactory, IShellLibrary, IShellLinkDataList, IShellLinkW, IShellPropSheetExt, IFolderViewOptions, IShellBrowser, IShellFolderViewCB, IShellView, IShellView2, IShellView3, IStartMenuPinnedList, ICustomDestinationList, ITaskbarList, ITaskbarList2, ITaskbarList3, ITaskbarList4, IConditionFactory, IConditionFactory2, IEntity, INamedEntity, IQueryParser, IQueryParserManager, IQuerySolution, IRelationship, ISchemaLocalizerSupport, ISchemaProvider, ITokenCollection, ICondition, IRichChunk, IThumbnailProvider