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== How To Use ==
== How To Use ==
After changing file associations, you can call this macro to refresh the shell immediatly. It calls the shell32 function [http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/shell/reference/functions/shchangenotify.asp SHChangeNotify]. This will force windows to reload your changes from the registry.
After changing file associations, you can call this macro to refresh the shell immediatly. It calls the shell32 function [http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/shell/reference/functions/shchangenotify.asp SHChangeNotify]. This will force windows to reload your changes from the registry.
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Revision as of 13:37, 24 June 2005

Author: jerometremblay (talk, contrib)


How To Use

After changing file associations, you can call this macro to refresh the shell immediatly. It calls the shell32 function SHChangeNotify. This will force windows to reload your changes from the registry.

Call RefreshShellIcons

The Function

!define SHCNE_ASSOCCHANGED 0x08000000
!define SHCNF_IDLIST 0
 
Function RefreshShellIcons
  ; By jerome tremblay - april 2003
  System::Call 'shell32.dll::SHChangeNotify(i, i, i, i) v \
  (${SHCNE_ASSOCCHANGED}, ${SHCNF_IDLIST}, 0, 0)'
FunctionEnd