Explorer Sample: MFC Windows Explorer Application

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The Explorer sample demonstrates how to implement a file system explorer that resembles the Windows Explorer, with similar user interface elements and capabilities.

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  • On the Help menu, click Samples.

    By default, these samples are installed in drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Samples\.

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Building and Running the Sample

To build and run the Explorer sample

  1. Open Explorer.sln.

  2. Select the appropriate solution platform and configuration.

  3. On the Build menu, click Build.

  4. On the Debug menu, click Start Debugging or Start Without Debugging.

Keywords

The Explorer sample demonstrates the following keywords:

CDockablePane; CFrameWndEx; CMFCMenuBar; CMFCPopupMenu; CMFCReBar; CMFCShellListCtrl; CMFCShellTreeCtrl; CMFCStatusBar; CMFCToolBar; CMFCToolBarMenuButton; CMFCToolBarsCustomizeDialog; CMFCVisualManager; CWinAppEx;

See Also

Other Resources

MFC Samples