PIA for Shell32

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Brian R. - 16 Nov 2005 23:50 GMT

Does Microsoft have a Primary Interop Assembly for shell32.dll (Windows XP -
SP2)?

If not, does MS suggest that developers create and sign their own PIA for
this component?

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"Peter Huang" [MSFT] - 17 Nov 2005 02:27 GMT

Hi

We did not provide such an official PIA for shell32.
Also common .NET have some shell related wrap
class.e.g.Environment.SpecialFolder
But if you have the requirement that is not included in the .NET, you have
to generate a Interop Assembly.
If you need a PIA depended on your scenario.

Best regards,

Peter Huang
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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Egbert Nierop (MVP for IIS) - 18 Nov 2005 00:31 GMT

> Does Microsoft have a Primary Interop Assembly for shell32.dll (Windows
> XP -
> SP2)?
>
> If not, does MS suggest that developers create and sign their own PIA for
> this component?

Creating an interface for IShellIDispatch (and the 2 / 3 and 4 versions) is
just a snap, takes 10 minutes :)

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