win32 shell extension (virtual drive)

[Tim Roberts]

Tiziano Bettio <t.bettio at transnorm.ch> wrote:
>
>I'm looking for a simple solution of a win32 shell extension (virtual
>drive).
>
>It should make available a new drive with letter, which will be
>read-only. Instead of a network drive or similar it then should query a
>server application for directory/file listing.

Creating a new virtual folder with a shell extension is easy.  Creating a
new drive letter requires that you write a file system driver, something
that (A) must be written in C, (B) requires the expensive "installable file
system kit" from Microsoft, and (C) no human being really wants to do.
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- Tim Roberts, timr at probo.com
  Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.