I mite be an idiot but ?

**skydiver** · 07-18-2005, 02:16 AM

like i said idot or not but i feel i must ask

if i was running cf as a shell is it or could it be possible
to run explorer as an external app in it

FIRE AWAY

**tj!2k4** · 07-18-2005, 02:18 AM

yes.

**skydiver** · 07-18-2005, 02:21 AM

yes i am an idiot or yes it could be done ?

and i dont mean IE i mean full explorer.exe start button and everthing (windows)

**veetid** · 07-18-2005, 02:32 AM

what do you think about having exit launch explorer.exe when running shell mode?

david

**skydiver** · 07-18-2005, 02:35 AM

would be nice if i could keep CF running and then close explorer when finished (keeping cf up and running )
so i guess running it as an app is not poss then ?

**veetid** · 07-18-2005, 03:15 AM

not sure... it might work... go for it...

note: I don't know what the window name would be to embed... It would launch it anyway and get a handle to the process, so it should be able to close it as well... just not sure about embedding it...

david

**tj!2k4** · 07-18-2005, 03:22 AM

with my "yes" i meant that it's possible to embed windows explorer in cf. i was playing with that earlier.

**tj!2k4** · 07-18-2005, 03:24 AM

here's the code from the external.ini:

Code:

	<APP4>
		<PATH>explorer.exe</PATH>
		<WINDOWNAME>My Documents</WINDOWNAME>
		<DISPLAYNAME>EXPLORER</DISPLAYNAME>
		<PAUSEMUSIC>False</PAUSEMUSIC>
		<LINECONTROL>NONE</LINECONTROL>
		<STARTFULLSCREEN>False</STARTFULLSCREEN>
	</APP4>

**TommyTott** · 07-18-2005, 03:29 AM

I don't think he meant Windows Explorer (to browse files)
I think he meant explorer.exe, so if you run it as a shell, you can open the start menu, desktop ..... ....

I'd also like to know how..

**tj!2k4** · 07-18-2005, 08:11 AM

gotcha, i did miss the start button part. but if you can run explorer and browse files you are already able to access most, if not all of the functionality within windows..