Shell Folders Unit

   
Release: 2.3
Date: 29 January 2010
Delphi Compatibility:
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Change Log

Release v2.3 of 29 January 2010
  • Changes to TPJBrowseDialg:
    • New display options for hiding "make new folder" button, displaying UA hints and including edit box to use to enter folder names.
    • New events: OnValidationFailed, for when entry in edit box is not valid and OnHelp triggered when help requested to provide custom help handling.
    • New HelpType and HelpKeywords properties (compiled in for Delphi 6 and later only).
    • Modified dialog initialisation to ensure OnSelectChangeXXX events triggered for default selection.
  • Updated demo program to demonstrate new options and and OnValidationFailed event.
  • Improved checks for valid special folder IDs to allow for use of CSIDL_FLAG_CREATE mask.
  • Refactored code that frees PIDLs
  • Added new CSIDL_FLAG_ and BIF_ constants.
  • Updated help file and other documentation.
Release v2.2.5 of 27 January 2010
  • Fixed shell folders unit to compile with Unicode Delphis.
  • Fixed bug that can freeze program if exception occurs when help system called when no help system installed in Delphi.
  • Switched off some compilation warnings on Delphi 7 and later.
  • Simplified compiler directives.
  • Updated documentation.
  • Included copy of MPL in release.
Release v2.2.4 of 03 July 2007
  • Removed CSIDL_ constants that were provisioanally slated for Windows Vista but were removed from MSDN documentation.
  • Changed tests for valid folder ids to ignore any CSIDL_FLAG_ values that may have been included with the folder id.
  • Added various additional CSIDL_FLAG_ constants.
  • Changed TPJBrowseDialog.Options property to permit any combination of values. Certain options are now ignored when used in combination with others.
  • Added TPJBrowseDlgOption enumeration that provides basis of TPJBrowseDlgOptions set. Previously enumeration was defined in set declaration.
  • Changed to always initialise COM regardless of whether code used to display new style browser for folder. Previous code that selectively initialised COM was buggy.
  • Refactored some duplicated code.
  • Fixed code that enables / disables browser dialog box OK button to work with new style dialog.
  • Made help button caption localisable.
  • Updated help file re changes to TPJBrowseDialog.Options property.
  • Updated demo program, simplifying browse dialog customisation and giving access to all browse dialog options.
Release v2.2.3 of 12 April 2006
  • Added new CSIDL_ special folder and folder creation constants.
Release v2.2.2 of 22 December 2005
  • Updated to compile with Delphi 2005/6.
  • Removed Delphi 3 specific code.
  • Fixed range check bug in demo program and changed icon from Delphi default to DelphiDabbler.
Release v2.2.1 of 09 January 2005
  • Fixed bug in shell folder ID property editor that was preventing user from changing the value of properties at design time.
Release v2.2 of 22 August 2004
  • Added support for new dialog style enabled via the Options property.
  • Provided default specifier of 0 for HelpContext property.
  • Added further special folder identifiers.
  • Updated help file re new TPJBrowseFolder new dialog style option and added additional "A" keywords to improve Delphi help integration.
  • Updated text of Help about box.
  • Added new .als file for integrating with Delphi 6 and 7 OpenHelp system.
  • Added code to exercise new style dialog box to demo program.
  • Changed to Mozilla public license.
Release v2.1 of 29 July 2003
  • Prevented compiler warnings being issued when compiling under Delphi 6 and 7.
  • Added support for additional special shell folders.
  • Modified demo program.
Release v2.0 of 15 June 2003
  • Fixed bug that meant that display name wasn't being shown correctly in Win NT OSs.
  • Added new OnSelChangeEx event to TPJBrowseDialog component that exposes selected folder's PIDL.
  • Enabled TPJBrowseDialog to display and accept virtual as well as file system folders.
  • TPJBrowseDialog now displays disabled help button when HelpContext is 0.
  • Additional shell folder identifiers missing from Delphi 3 are now conditionally placed in interface of unit in Delphi 3.
  • Added new public functions to get folder path and display name from PIDLs.
  • All errors in components and routines now raise EPJShellFolder exceptions.
  • Property editor and component registration moved to separate design time unit.
  • Help file corrected and updated.
  • Demo program added.
Release v1.0 of 01 April 2001
  • Original version with help file and HTML documentation.