Distribute FileMenu or PopMenu

Question:

I've generated exe's with WinBatch+Compiler and want to be able to invoke them and/or WBT source scripts from the Windows dropdown menu. The WinBatch Reference manual shows how to build menu files, but how do I use Reload to put it in memory? Do I need software other than WinBatch+Compiler? I see PopMenu.Exe on my pc but can't find FileMenu.Exe.

Answer:

FileMenu and PopMenu are utilities provided for the developer. You can use those programs to add menu items for yourself. That are not redistributables.

A PopMenu-like script is available in the tech support database that can allow you to write popmenu-like applets. Ummm...

See...
http://techsupt.winbatch.com/webcgi/webbatch.exe?techsupt/nftechsupt.web+WinBatch/Samples~from~Users+Make~PopUp~ Menus~from~Systray~Icons.txt

and

http://techsupt.winbatch.com/webcgi/webbatch.exe?techsupt/nftechsupt.web+WinBatch/Samples~from~Users+Make~Popup~Menus.txt

Adding items to the file right-click menu can be done via a few registry writes.

Start with HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT and figure out how, say, .WBT files work. Look up .WBT, see that it points to WMT_AUTO_FILE and look in there.

Practice creating menu files for you own extension. Note way at the top is a * for all files.

Article ID:   W15946

File Created: 2014:07:18:09:51:38

Last Updated: 2014:07:18:09:51:38

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