I have a windows based application in c#. On Windows explorer context menu i added one context menu item named "MyContext" . when the user right clicks on a file or folder, i have "MyContext" menu(This is the context menu item that i have added to the windows explorer context menu). When i click "MyContext" menu, i have to execute one application. In that application page load, i want to get the file or folder path that the user right clicked.

How to get that file path?? Please help

%1 in the shell registry entry gives you the file path. Then in your app use the args[] parameter of the Main method. args[0] will contain the path.

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Joe (Microsoft MVP - XML)

Thank you. How to pass the args[0] to the textbox in the tab control?
Please Help

I've no idea, what textbox and what tab control?
Please try reading your question before you post and think if someone could answer it when not knowing anything about your system.

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Joe (Microsoft MVP - XML)

I am sorry. I have an application, which contains a tab control. inside the tabcontrol i am having a textbox. I am getting the string args[0] value from the program.cs file. I want to assign the string args[0] value to the textbox. How to assign that value to the textbox?
Sorry for the last post

In the Main method do something like: If you need more tell me the name of your textbox and show the Main method as it is now.

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Joe (Microsoft MVP - XML)

This is the program.cs file

static class Program
    {
public static string pathkey;

        public static string path
        {
            get
            {
                return pathkey;
            }
            set
            {
                pathkey = value;
            }
        }
[STAThread]
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Application.EnableVisualStyles();
            Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(fals e);
            Application.Run(new Form1());
            Form1 objform = new Form1();
            try
            {
             Program.pathkey= args[0].ToString ();
            
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
            }

Form1.cs
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In my form1 load, i am assigning the value to the textbox

txtLocation.Text = Program.pathkey.ToString();

But i am not able to get the value?

In registry i have the entry as C:\Documents and Settings\venkadeshp\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\HCI_DMS ConsoleApplication\bin\Debug\HCI_DMS ConsoleApplication.exe %1 . But i couldnt find the file path in the string args[0] in the program.cs main function?

Please help

Can you show the registry entry for the MyContext handler?
When you debug does args[0] contain anything at all?

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Joe (Microsoft MVP - XML)

In the Registry entry, i have the Data as MyContext, and in the command i have the Data as C:\Documents and Settings\venkadeshp\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\HCI_DMS ConsoleApplication\bin\Debug\HCI_DMS ConsoleApplication.exe %1.
args[0] returns empty here..