Shell Components (Windows CE 5.0)
To support certain shell functions, add the corresponding shell components. For example, if you plan to enable shortcuts on your shell, you can add the Shortcut component, which provides the SHCreateShortcut and SHGetShortcutTarget functions.
The following table shows the shell components that you can add and the functions they support.
| Component | Supported function |
|---|---|
| Fileinfo | SHGetFileInfo |
| Fileopen | GetOpenFileName |
| Shellapis | Shell_NotifyIcon |
| Shexec | ShellExecuteEx |
| Shmisc | SHShowOutOfMemory |
| Shortcut | SHCreateShortcut |
Note To support nonstandard naming conventions on some operating systems, and to enable users to rename some of the special folders if they choose to do so, ensure that you use the SHGetSpecialFolderPath function to find the name and location of a special folder.
In addition to these components, you can also add other shell components to supplement your Windows CE shell and provide the following functionality:
The following topics describe how to work with specific elements within the shell:
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