Command Prompt Explorer Bar

Pavel Zolnikov

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This tool extends explorer with functionality of a command prompt. Implemented as a band object completely in C#. Demonstrates COM Interop and P/Invoke, windows hooking and API interception. Finally you can run all these .Net SDK tools and ‘Hello World!’ programs without leaving explorer shell.

commandpromptexplorerbar.zip
- BandObjects
  - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - Attributes.cs
  - BandObject.cs
  - BandObject.FxCop
  - BandObject.resx
  - BandObjects.csproj
  - BandObjects.csproj.user
  - BandObjects.sln
  - BandObjects.suo
  - ComInterop.cs
  - RegisterBandObjects
    - RegisterBandObjects.vcproj
- Command Prompt Explorer Bar.sln
- Command Prompt Explorer Bar.suo
- CommandBar
  - About.cs
  - About.resx
  - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - CommandBar.csproj
  - CommandBar.csproj.user
  - CommandBar.FxCop
  - CommandBar.sln
  - CommandBar.suo
  - CommandBarObj.cs
  - CommandBarObj.resx
  - CreateProcessHook.cs
  - CtrlMHook.cs
  - icons
    - add.ico
    - cmd.ico
    - Copy of add.ico
    - enter.ico
    - esc.ico
    - Folder.ico
    - grow.ico
    - Scripts err.ico
    - Scripts.ico
    - shrink.ico
    - sync.ico
    - syncoff.ico
  - macro.resx
  - MacroMenu.cs
  - RegisterCommandBar
    - RegisterCommandBar.vcproj
- ConsoleCtrl
  - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - ConsoleCtrl.cs
  - ConsoleCtrl.csproj
  - ConsoleCtrl.csproj.user
  - ConsoleCtrl.FxCop
  - ConsoleCtrl.resx
  - ConsoleCtrl.sln
  - ConsoleCtrl.suo
  - ForegroundWatcher.cs
- keypair.snk
- Setup.lnk
- Setup.sln
- setup.suo
- Setup
  - Installer
    - Installer.cs
    - Installer.csproj
    - Installer.csproj.user
    - Installer.resx
  - macro.xml
  - Release
    - CommandBarSetup.msi
  - Setup.vdproj
- ZCommon
  - ApiInterceptor.cs
  - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - TagMenuItem.cs
  - Win32.cs
  - WindowsHook.cs
  - ZCommon.csproj
  - ZCommon.csproj.user
  - ZCommon.FxCop
  - ZCommon.sln
  - ZCommon.suo
commandbarsetup.zip
- CommandBarSetup.msi

// Pavel Zolnikov[http://www.codeproject.com/script/profile/whos_who.asp?id=35980], 2002

using System;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Security.Permissions;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;

[assembly: ComVisible(false)]
[assembly: CLSCompliant(true)]
[assembly: AssemblyTitle("ConsoleCtrl")]
[assembly: AssemblyDescription("Windows Forms Control that incapsulates functionality of Command Prompt(MS-Dos window).")]
[assembly: AssemblyProduct("Command Prompt Explorer Bar")]
[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.1.0.0")]
[assembly:AssemblyKeyFile(@"..\..\..\keypair.snk")]
[assembly: SecurityPermission(SecurityAction.RequestMinimum, Flags=SecurityPermissionFlag.UnmanagedCode)]

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