yep -----Original Message----- From: dotnet discussion [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Richard Birkby Sent: 21 May 2002 11:30 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [DOTNET] STAThread and Clipboard/DnD/CommonDialog
So the only way to initialize Drag and Drop is via a call to OleInitialize, which also has the (unfortunate*) side effect of placing you in an STA. Richard * marshalling performance is not really a concern with Drag and Drop... > -----Original Message----- > From: dotnet discussion [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Richard Blewett > Sent: 21 May 2002 11:31 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [DOTNET] STAThread and Clipboard/DnD/CommonDialog > > > The [STAThread] attribute ensures that the thread calls OleInitialize not > CoInitialize. OleInitialize sets up the extra stuff required for OLE Drag > and Drop, etc. > > Richard > http://staff.develop.com/richardb > > -----Original Message----- > From: dotnet discussion [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Richard Birkby > Sent: 21 May 2002 11:13 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [DOTNET] STAThread and Clipboard/DnD/CommonDialog > > > Why does a thread have to be marked as an STAThread when it's calling > operations on the clipboard? Why can't COM marshal the calls from the > (default) MTA to the STA required by the clipboard? > > > Richard > > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or > subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. > > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or > subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
