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A Context Menu Handler for Windows Users That Can't Let Go

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A context menu handler that makes it easier to work with paths, command windows, and program arguments from within Explorer.
// cmdcmxcfg.cpp : Defines the class behaviors for the application.
//

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "cmdcmxcfg.h"
#include "cmdcmxcfgDlg.h"

#ifdef _DEBUG
#define new DEBUG_NEW
#endif


// CCMDCMXCfgApp

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CCMDCMXCfgApp, CWinApp)
	ON_COMMAND(ID_HELP, CWinApp::OnHelp)
END_MESSAGE_MAP()


// CCMDCMXCfgApp construction

CCMDCMXCfgApp::CCMDCMXCfgApp()
{
	// TODO: add construction code here,
	// Place all significant initialization in InitInstance
}


// The one and only CCMDCMXCfgApp object

CCMDCMXCfgApp theApp;


// CCMDCMXCfgApp initialization

BOOL CCMDCMXCfgApp::InitInstance()
{
	// InitCommonControls() is required on Windows XP if an application
	// manifest specifies use of ComCtl32.dll version 6 or later to enable
	// visual styles.  Otherwise, any window creation will fail.
	InitCommonControls();

	CWinApp::InitInstance();

	AfxEnableControlContainer();

	// Standard initialization
	// If you are not using these features and wish to reduce the size
	// of your final executable, you should remove from the following
	// the specific initialization routines you do not need
	// Change the registry key under which our settings are stored
	// TODO: You should modify this string to be something appropriate
	// such as the name of your company or organization
	SetRegistryKey(_T("Local AppWizard-Generated Applications"));

	CcmdcmxcfgDlg dlg;
	m_pMainWnd = &dlg;
	INT_PTR nResponse = dlg.DoModal();
	if (nResponse == IDOK)
	{
		// TODO: Place code here to handle when the dialog is
		//  dismissed with OK
	}
	else if (nResponse == IDCANCEL)
	{
		// TODO: Place code here to handle when the dialog is
		//  dismissed with Cancel
	}

	// Since the dialog has been closed, return FALSE so that we exit the
	//  application, rather than start the application's message pump.
	return FALSE;
}

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