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 ExplorerASM

 ExplorerASM is an explorer application written in assembly.

 From a technical point of view this app consists of:
 - a simple window with a treeview client. The treeview is filled
   from IShellFolder clients, the root of which is received from
   function SHGetDesktopFolder.
 - an IShellBrowser object to let the views created communicate with
   the application.

 The original purpose of this app was to provide a test platform for
 self-written shell namespace extensions. But of course if you want
 you may use it as explorer "substitute" (possibly after some enhancements).
 But be cautious: some features are (still) missing and some
 features of original explorer are undocumented. In no case rename ExplASM.exe
 to explorer.exe!


 Restrictions

 Option "Include Browsable Items" doesn't work in windows 98. If activated,
 selecting a file in treeview will terminate the application.


 Building Binary

 The assembly source is written in Masm syntax, it has been tested with
 JWasm and Masm. The WinInc include files are used, which may be found at
 http://github.com/Baron-von-Riedesel/WinInc.
 A Makefile (NMAKE) is supplied as well to build the binaries. Please note
 that besides ExplASM.EXE there will a dll be build. This is an "interface"
 viewer for interface IShellFolder, to be used by COMView or OLEView only.


 History

 version 0.9.0: the first version uploaded.
 version 1.0.0: DDE communication added, thus allowing to handle "explore" menu command
 version 1.1.0: icons are displayed in left panel.
 version 1.1.1: folders may be in-place-renamed in left panel
 version 1.1.2: support for windows XP (visual styles, 32-bit anti-aliased icons)
 version 1.1.3: refresh function implemented, IDropTargetHelper used if available
 version 1.1.4: drag&drop shortcut menu supported, creating shortcuts implemented,
                last folder saved in private profile
 version 1.1.5: browsable items may be included in treeview list (is default for
                windows XP)
 version 1.1.6: changes in the namespace (new, deleted or renamed folders) now
                automatically reflected in the left panel (function SHChangeNotifyRegister
                is used). Folder name as commandline argument accepted.
 02/2005 v1.1.7: changed to h2incx generated include files, MASM32 no longer
                 used.
 02/2005 v1.1.8: message cracker macro calls adjusted to windowsx.inc of
                 wininc.zip.
 08/2007 v1.1.9: source and makefiles adjusted so that no files from the
                 MS platform SDK are needed to build the binary.
 06/2008 v1.2.0: Switched to JWasm to be used as default assembler.


 License

 ExplorerASM is public domain.


 Japheth (http://github.com/Baron-von-Riedesel)