ShellExecute multiple files

Question

I am wondering if it\'s possible to somehow use ShellExecute to open multiple files at once using the default verb handler. For example, if I have multiple mp3 files in a fo

Answer 1

No, ShellExecute can't do this. Instead, the way to do it is with IContextMenu.

Broadly speaking:

• Bind to the parent folder with SHBindToObject
• Query for a context menu for the files in question with IShellFolder::GetUIObjectOf
• Initialise the context menu with IContextMenu::QueryContextMenu, passing the CMF_DEFAULTONLY flag
• Invoke the default command with IContextMenu::InvokeCommand