How To Launch an Application via Drag and Drop onto a Shortcut (203327)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Platform Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.0, when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows 95
    • Microsoft Windows 98
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000
This article was previously published under Q203327

SUMMARY

When an application is serving as a file drag-and-drop source, it is necessary for the source's IDataObject to support multiple clipboard formats to allow the file object to be dropped on a shortcut.

MORE INFORMATION

When a file object is dropped on a shortcut to an application, the application that the shortcut refers to is launched with the dropped file name supplied on the application's command line. To allow this to work correctly, the drag-and-drop source's IDataObject must support both the CF_HDROP and the CFSTR_SHELLIDLIST clipboard formats.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/11/2005
Keywords:kbhowto KB203327
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