> 1 - is there any way to set an OpenDialog window (used to select a file) > into the details view - ie so Date Modified can be seen?
You could try to message to the dialog once it is created. Never tried. MSDN docs should list command names. > 2 - Is there any way programmatically in Delphi to create a shortcut to a > program on the desktop? (Up to now I have been doing this with a custom > Inno setup install that only makes shortcuts). > > (I found an example of creating a at > > http://delphi.about.com/od/windowsshellapi/a/create_lnk.htm > > but was wondering if it uses ActiveX it might be prevented from running on > some systems - it did not work for me on Vista. I've done it in applications before that has worked on Vista no problems. Are you sure it wasn't a permission issue (where were you saving the shortcut). Don't know if my code is the same as the code you linked to. _______________________________________________ NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: unsubscribe