Windows right-click context menu customization
Windows right-click context menu customization
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Is anyone up on customizing the right-click context menu in windows explorer? I realize this is more of a windows question than anything else, but what I'm looking for is:
Right-click (in a folder) > new > SolidWorks part document.
Below is what I've done so far, and it will produce an unusable 0KB SLDPRT file in a folder but not a copy of my favorite "g2.SLDPRT" template. ("PRTDOT" is a template within SW, I know.)
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.sldprt\ShellNew]
"FileName"="C:\\WINDOWS\\SHELLNEW\\g2.SLDPRT"
These tricks work with MS office docs and others, you get a real file that is usable, is this even possible w/ SW files?
Thanks,
gdahll
SW 2007 SP3
ACAD 2002
Right-click (in a folder) > new > SolidWorks part document.
Below is what I've done so far, and it will produce an unusable 0KB SLDPRT file in a folder but not a copy of my favorite "g2.SLDPRT" template. ("PRTDOT" is a template within SW, I know.)
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.sldprt\ShellNew]
"FileName"="C:\\WINDOWS\\SHELLNEW\\g2.SLDPRT"
These tricks work with MS office docs and others, you get a real file that is usable, is this even possible w/ SW files?
Thanks,
gdahll
SW 2007 SP3
ACAD 2002






RE: Windows right-click context menu customization
Simply creating a file and making it a SolidWorks file.
I think it is just as easy to open the file and do a save as.
Chris
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RE: Windows right-click context menu customization
RE: Windows right-click context menu customization
-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)
RE: Windows right-click context menu customization
The easiest way to do that would be to open SolidWorks and create a new part file from your g2.prtdot template, and then save it to the C:\WINDOWS\SHELLNEW folder.
I think all that registry key does is tell Windows what file to copy to the current folder and call "New Whatever".
Eric
RE: Windows right-click context menu customization
Trying with a "PRTDOT" did not work either; handleman must be correct in that this trick needs a custom dll to work. I will investigate this, I'd really like this function if it can be done.
gdahll