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On 15/05/2011 11:51 a.m., David O'Brien wrote: > Why not just use XCopy? > > -----Original Message----- > From: delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz] On > Behalf Of Todd > Sent: Saturday, 14 May 2011 1:02 p.m. > To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List > Subject: Re: [DUG] API to Windows explorer > > Hi John > > You need to code a COM object implementing the interfaces IContextMenu and > IShellExtInit > > http://books.google.co.nz/books?id=V9t0lA-BPUAC&pg=PA843&lpg=PA843&dq=%2BIShellExtInit+%2Bdelphi&source=bl&ots=4-UApQ6dcq&sig=Fu6nyTqN-LYMP6gR6fvtjaD-6_c&hl=en&ei=SNHNTZGKEJD8vQPwlq2uCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false > > Todd. > >> I am writing a program to copy one or more folder trees to a USB drive (an >> extra backup regime for some Canterbury firms who were not able to get at >> servers or finding their offsite backups were also inaccessible). >> >> I have a nice component HAHFindFile to build the list of folders and files >> in a stringlist, and a routine using TFilestream to do the copy, but I was >> thinking its almost certainly going to be faster and more robust if there >> were an API to Windows Explorer to pass the source and destination folders >> to, and some parameters (eg copy only newer). >> >> I read technical articles from Mark Russinovitch about how Vista and Windows >> 7 optimise copying files over a network, varying the block sizes etc and >> using caching so I would expect an OS-level API to be much faster. >> >> Does anyone know if such an API exists, and are there options to eg copy >> only later files. I saw some hints in Google about a COM interface to >> Windows Explorer, but no details if it has options like I am interested in. >> >> Aside – I heard of one firm that had a server and a Wifi router on a UPS >> that had their network guy park outside with a wifi laptop and copy stuff >> from the server before the UPS died. Couldn’t go in because the the front >> of the building had fallen out into the street. Thats a cool idea for an >> emergency backup after the event. >> >> John >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > -- > <b>Passion</b> is no substitute for<b>reason</b> > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
