Explorer / Namespace Extensions

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Hi All,

I’m looking to create a namespace extension for Explorer in NT. I’m
looking for books, articles and other reference material for this smallish
development in C++. What I’d like to do is create a monitoring and
triggering utility based on changes to watched folders/directories.

My three priorities are [1] creating a utility like this for NTFS; [2]
determining whether Active Directory or Win2000 can better or more-useful
services; and lowest-priority: [3] how to watch & monitor folders in FAT
filesystems and Win9x in general.

For those of you reading this far, you may want to check the current (Sep25,
2001) issue of PC magazine, where an article describes such a utility called
FolderMon. I’m looking to extend this capability and potentially make
this information available as an XML-based data source.

Thanks in advance.

Gary M Hewitt
Scan America
Brookfield, WI

xxxxx@Scan-America.com
www.scan-america.com

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Gary:

There are a lot of info on that topic in MSDN library and (I believe) in
Platform SDK. Also available on the WEB:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/shellcc/pla
tform/Shell/Shell_Adv/namespace.asp
Besides, there are two publications in MSSJ: July 96 and August 98 issues.

There is another usefull source of information:
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/4942/contents.html
I think it’s out of date, but it was a big help when I was developing mine
NSE.

And remember the keyword: “focus”! :slight_smile:

Regards,

Vladimir

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Subject: [ntfsd] Explorer / Namespace Extensions

Hi All,

I’m looking to create a namespace extension for Explorer in NT. I’m
looking for books, articles and other reference material for this smallish
development in C++. What I’d like to do is create a monitoring and
triggering utility based on changes to watched folders/directories.

My three priorities are [1] creating a utility like this for NTFS; [2]
determining whether Active Directory or Win2000 can better or more-useful
services; and lowest-priority: [3] how to watch & monitor folders in FAT
filesystems and Win9x in general.

For those of you reading this far, you may want to check the current (Sep25,
2001) issue of PC magazine, where an article describes such a utility called
FolderMon. I’m looking to extend this capability and potentially make
this information available as an XML-based data source.

Thanks in advance.

Gary M Hewitt
Scan America
Brookfield, WI

xxxxx@Scan-America.com
www.scan-america.com

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I recommend using a file system filter driver rather than a namespace
extension. You will miss may file calls by using a namespace extension.

Jamey
xxxxx@storagecraft.com

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Subject: [ntfsd] Explorer / Namespace Extensions

Hi All,

I’m looking to create a namespace extension for Explorer in NT. I’m
looking for books, articles and other reference material for this
smallish
development in C++. What I’d like to do is create a monitoring and
triggering utility based on changes to watched folders/directories.

My three priorities are [1] creating a utility like this for NTFS; [2]
determining whether Active Directory or Win2000 can better or
more-useful services; and lowest-priority: [3] how to watch & monitor
folders in FAT filesystems and Win9x in general.

For those of you reading this far, you may want to check the current
(Sep25,
2001) issue of PC magazine, where an article describes such a utility
called
FolderMon. I’m looking to extend this capability and potentially make
this information available as an XML-based data source.

Thanks in advance.

Gary M Hewitt
Scan America
Brookfield, WI

xxxxx@Scan-America.com
www.scan-america.com

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> My three priorities are [1] creating a utility like this for NTFS; [2]

determining whether Active Directory or Win2000 can better or more-useful
services; and lowest-priority: [3] how to watch & monitor folders in FAT

filesystems and Win9x in general.

Namespace extensions have nothing to do with it.
Namespace extension is - adding some pseudo-folders (possibly a tree) which
are not on-disk files to the shell’s tree - usually under Desktop or My
Computer.

FindFirst/NextChangeNotification are the functions to do the monitoring.
They work on all filesystems on both Win9x and NT. They have nothing to do
with the shell.

Max

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