IDEA: right-click on Close icon results in file / folder parent opening

[dsp]

As an ex-Acorn user (RiscOS) one convenient function I miss in Windows (XP SP2) is the ability to right-click the close button in explorer folder view to close the folder and also open its parent (like Windows 'up a level' option which uses an icon sometimes - if available).

A similar function worked when closing a file (right-click on the X), which would open the folder the file was in as well as closing the file. Makes browsing faster as you can move through folders in both directions with less clicks. 

Sound simple, but is it possible to implement in Windows?

[AndyM]

I think this was a feature in OS/2 also, or I had a utility that added a button next to the close button that closed the folder and opened the parent.  Very handy.

I'd be interested in this also.

[SirSmiley]

The closest I can get you is "Up One Level" which is a shell extension by SpiritPyre over at MSFN
Here's the thread http://www.msfn.org/board/Here-s-some-shell-extensions-t52524.html

Guess it's redundant for me since I use QTTabBar and just double click on the folder background in Explorer to take me to the parent.

[kartal]

Powerpro is cure to every design problem in windows.

http://powerpro.webeddie.com/

[dsp]

Mmm all interesting apps guys, but not quite what I'm looking for. I don't want yet another full program which includes a similar option, but want the simple tweak to performs the specific task.

Is anyone up for coding this?

[skrommel]

Try RightUpClose!

Rightclick an Explorer's close button to open the parent folder.

Skrommel

Code

;RightUpClose.ahk
; Rightclick an Explorer's close button to open the parent folder
;Skrommel @ 2008

#SingleInstance,Force
#NoEnv
CoordMode,Mouse,Screen 
SetWinDelay,0
SetBatchLines,-1 

COM_Init() 
OnExit,EXIT
Return

~RButton::
MouseGetPos,mx,my,hWnd 
WinActivate,ahk_id %hWnd%
SendMessage,0x84,,(my<<16)|mx,,ahk_id %hWnd% 
part:=ErrorLevel 
If part Not In 20  ;Vista:12,19,20 
  Return

If hWnd||(hWnd:=WinExist("ahk_class CabinetWClass"))||(hWnd:=WinExist("ahk_class ExploreWClass")) 
{ 
  psh:=COM_CreateObject("Shell.Application") 
  psw:=COM_Invoke(psh,"Windows") 
  Loop,% COM_Invoke(psw,"Count") 
    If COM_Invoke(pwb:=COM_Invoke(psw,"Item",A_Index-1),"hWnd")<>hWnd 
      COM_Release(pwb) 
    Else
      Break 
  pfv    :=COM_Invoke(pwb,"Document") 
  sFolder:=COM_Invoke(pfi:=COM_Invoke(psf:=COM_Invoke(pfv,"Folder"),"Self"),"Path")
  pfi:=0 
}

SplitPath,sFolder,name,dir,ext,name_no_ext,drive
TOOLTIP(dir)
If name=
  Return
IfExist,%dir%
{
  WinClose,ahk_id %hWnd%
  Run,%dir%
}
Return 


TOOLTIP(text)
{
  ToolTip,%text%
  SetTimer,TOOLTIPOFF,2000
  Return
}


TOOLTIPOFF:
  ToolTip,
Return


EXIT:
COM_Release(psf)
COM_Release(pfi)
COM_Release(pfv) 
COM_Release(pwb) 
COM_Release(psw) 
COM_Release(psh) 
COM_Term()
ExitApp


;COM.ahk by Sean at http://www.autohotkey.net/~Sean/Lib/COM.zip
COM_Init(bOLE = False)
{
	Return	bOLE ? COM_OleInitialize() : COM_CoInitialize()
}

COM_Term(bOLE = False)
{
	Return	bOLE ? COM_OleUninitialize() : COM_CoUninitialize()
}

COM_VTable(ppv, idx)
{
	Return	NumGet(NumGet(1*ppv)+4*idx)
}

COM_QueryInterface(ppv, IID = "")
{
	If	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ppv)+0), "Uint", ppv, "Uint", COM_GUID4String(IID,IID ? IID : IID=0 ? "{00000000-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}" : "{00020400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"), "UintP", ppv)=0
	Return	ppv
}

COM_AddRef(ppv)
{
	Return	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ppv)+4), "Uint", ppv)
}

COM_Release(ppv)
{
	Return	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ppv)+8), "Uint", ppv)
}

COM_QueryService(ppv, SID, IID = "")
{
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ppv)+4*0), "Uint", ppv, "Uint", COM_GUID4String(IID_IServiceProvider,"{6D5140C1-7436-11CE-8034-00AA006009FA}"), "UintP", psp)
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*psp)+4*3), "Uint", psp, "Uint", COM_GUID4String(SID,SID), "Uint", IID ? COM_GUID4String(IID,IID) : &SID, "UintP", ppv:=0)
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*psp)+4*2), "Uint", psp)
	Return	ppv
}

COM_FindConnectionPoint(pdp, DIID)
{
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*pdp)+ 0), "Uint", pdp, "Uint", COM_GUID4String(IID_IConnectionPointContainer, "{B196B284-BAB4-101A-B69C-00AA00341D07}"), "UintP", pcc)
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*pcc)+16), "Uint", pcc, "Uint", COM_GUID4String(DIID,DIID), "UintP", pcp)
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*pcc)+ 8), "Uint", pcc)
	Return	pcp
}

COM_GetConnectionInterface(pcp)
{
	VarSetCapacity(DIID, 16, 0)
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*pcp)+12), "Uint", pcp, "Uint", &DIID)
	Return	COM_String4GUID(&DIID)
}

COM_Advise(pcp, psink)
{
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*pcp)+20), "Uint", pcp, "Uint", psink, "UintP", nCookie)
	Return	nCookie
}

COM_Unadvise(pcp, nCookie)
{
	Return	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*pcp)+24), "Uint", pcp, "Uint", nCookie)
}

COM_Enumerate(penum, ByRef Result)
{
	VarSetCapacity(varResult,16,0)
	If (0 =	_hResult_:=DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*penum)+12), "Uint", penum, "Uint", 1, "Uint", &varResult, "UintP", 0))
		Result:=(vt:=NumGet(varResult,0,"Ushort"))=8||vt<0x1000&&DllCall("oleaut32\VariantChangeTypeEx","Uint",&varResult,"Uint",&varResult,"Uint",LCID,"Ushort",1,"Ushort",8)=0 ? COM_Ansi4Unicode(bstr:=NumGet(varResult,8)) . SubStr(COM_SysFreeString(bstr),1,0) : NumGet(varResult,8)
	Return	_hResult_
}

COM_Invoke(pdisp, sName, arg0="vT_NoNe",arg1="vT_NoNe",arg2="vT_NoNe",arg3="vT_NoNe",arg4="vT_NoNe",arg5="vT_NoNe",arg6="vT_NoNe",arg7="vT_NoNe",arg8="vT_NoNe",arg9="vT_NoNe")
{
	Global	_hResult_
	nParams	:= 10
	sParams	:= 0123456789
	Loop,	Parse,	sParams
		If	(arg%A_LoopField% == "vT_NoNe")
		{
			nParams := A_Index - 1
			Break
		}
	sParams	:= SubStr(sParams,1,nParams)
	VarSetCapacity(DispParams,16,0), VarSetCapacity(varResult,16,0), VarSetCapacity(IID_NULL,16,0), VarSetCapacity(varg,nParams*16,0)
		NumPut(&varg,DispParams,0), NumPut(nParams,DispParams,8)
	If	(nFlags := SubStr(sName,0) <> "=" ? 3 : 12) = 12
		NumPut(&varResult,DispParams,4), NumPut(1,DispParams,12), NumPut(-3,varResult), sName:=SubStr(sName,1,-1)
	Loop, 	Parse,	sParams
		If	arg%A_LoopField% Is Not Integer
         		NumPut(8,varg,(nParams-A_Index)*16,"Ushort"), NumPut(COM_SysAllocString(arg%A_LoopField%),varg,(nParams-A_Index)*16+8)
		Else	NumPut(SubStr(arg%A_LoopField%,1,1)="+" ? 9 : 3,varg,(nParams-A_Index)*16,"Ushort"), NumPut(arg%A_LoopField%,varg,(nParams-A_Index)*16+8)
	If (0 =	_hResult_:=DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*pdisp)+20), "Uint", pdisp, "Uint", &IID_NULL, "UintP", COM_Unicode4Ansi(wName, sName), "Uint", 1, "Uint", LCID, "intP", dispID))
	&& (0 =	_hResult_:=DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*pdisp)+24), "Uint", pdisp, "int", dispID, "Uint", &IID_NULL, "Uint", LCID, "Ushort", nFlags, "Uint", &dispParams, "Uint", &varResult, "Uint", 0, "Uint", 0))
	&& (3 =	nFlags)
		Result:=(vt:=NumGet(varResult,0,"Ushort"))=8||vt<0x1000&&DllCall("oleaut32\VariantChangeTypeEx","Uint",&varResult,"Uint",&varResult,"Uint",LCID,"Ushort",1,"Ushort",8)=0 ? COM_Ansi4Unicode(bstr:=NumGet(varResult,8)) . SubStr(COM_SysFreeString(bstr),1,0) : NumGet(varResult,8)
	Loop, %	nParams
		NumGet(varg,(A_Index-1)*16,"Ushort")=8 ? COM_SysFreeString(NumGet(varg,(A_Index-1)*16+8)) : ""
	Return	Result
}

COM_Invoke_(pdisp, sName, type0="",arg0="",type1="",arg1="",type2="",arg2="",type3="",arg3="",type4="",arg4="",type5="",arg5="",type6="",arg6="",type7="",arg7="",type8="",arg8="",type9="",arg9="")
{
	Global	_hResult_
	nParams	:= 10
	sParams	:= 0123456789
	Loop,	Parse,	sParams
		If	(type%A_LoopField% = "")
		{
			nParams := A_Index - 1
			Break
		}
	sParams	:= SubStr(sParams,1,nParams)
	VarSetCapacity(dispParams,16,0), VarSetCapacity(varResult,16,0), VarSetCapacity(IID_NULL,16,0), VarSetCapacity(varg,nParams*16,0)
		NumPut(&varg,dispParams,0), NumPut(nParams,dispParams,8)
	If	(nFlags := SubStr(sName,0) <> "=" ? 1|2 : 4|8) & 12
		NumPut(&varResult,dispParams,4), NumPut(1,dispParams,12), NumPut(-3,varResult), sName:=SubStr(sName,1,-1)
	Loop,	Parse,	sParams
		NumPut(type%A_LoopField%,varg,(nParams-A_Index)*16,"Ushort"), type%A_LoopField%&0x4000=0 ? NumPut(type%A_LoopField%=8 ? COM_SysAllocString(arg%A_LoopField%) : arg%A_LoopField%,varg,(nParams-A_Index)*16+8,type%A_LoopField%=5||type%A_LoopField%=7 ? "double" : type%A_LoopField%=4 ? "float" : "int64") : type%A_LoopField%=0x400C||type%A_LoopField%=0x400E ? NumPut(arg%A_LoopField%,varg,(nParams-A_Index)*16+8) : VarSetCapacity(_ref_%A_LoopField%,8,0) . NumPut(&_ref_%A_LoopField%,varg,(nParams-A_Index)*16+8) . NumPut(type%A_LoopField%=0x4008 ? COM_SysAllocString(arg%A_LoopField%) : arg%A_LoopField%,_ref_%A_LoopField%,0,type%A_LoopField%=0x4005||type%A_LoopField%=0x4007 ? "double" : type%A_LoopField%=0x4004 ? "float" : "int64")
	If (0 =	_hResult_:=DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*pdisp)+20), "Uint", pdisp, "Uint", &IID_NULL, "UintP", COM_Unicode4Ansi(wName, sName), "Uint", 1, "Uint", LCID, "intP", dispID))
	&& (0 =	_hResult_:=DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*pdisp)+24), "Uint", pdisp, "int", dispID, "Uint", &IID_NULL, "Uint", LCID, "Ushort", nFlags, "Uint", &dispParams, "Uint", &varResult, "Uint", 0, "Uint", 0))
	&& (3 =	nFlags)
		Result:=(vt:=NumGet(varResult,0,"Ushort"))=8||vt<0x1000&&DllCall("oleaut32\VariantChangeTypeEx","Uint",&varResult,"Uint",&varResult,"Uint",LCID,"Ushort",1,"Ushort",8)=0 ? COM_Ansi4Unicode(bstr:=NumGet(varResult,8)) . SubStr(COM_SysFreeString(bstr),1,0) : NumGet(varResult,8)
	Loop,	Parse,	sParams
		type%A_LoopField%&0x4000=0 ? (type%A_LoopField%=8 ? COM_SysFreeString(NumGet(varg,(nParams-A_Index)*16+8)) : "") : type%A_LoopField%=0x400C||type%A_LoopField%=0x400E ? "" : type%A_LoopField%=0x4008 ? (_TEMP_VT_BYREF_%A_LoopField%:=COM_Ansi4Unicode(NumGet(_ref_%A_LoopField%))) . COM_SysFreeString(NumGet(_ref_%A_LoopField%)) : (_TEMP_VT_BYREF_%A_LoopField%:=NumGet(_ref_%A_LoopField%,0,type%A_LoopField%=0x4005||type%A_LoopField%=0x4007 ? "double" : type%A_LoopField%=0x4004 ? "float" : "int64"))
	Return	Result
}

COM_DispInterface(this, prm1="", prm2="", prm3="", prm4="", prm5="", prm6="", prm7="", prm8="")
{
	Critical
	If	A_EventInfo = 6
		DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(NumGet(this+8))+28),"Uint",NumGet(this+8),"Uint",prm1,"UintP",pname,"Uint",1,"UintP",0), VarSetCapacity(sfn,63), DllCall("user32\wsprintfA","str",sfn,"str","%s%S","Uint",this+40,"Uint",pname,"Cdecl"), COM_SysFreeString(pname), (pfn:=RegisterCallback(sfn,"C F")) ? (hResult:=DllCall(pfn,"Uint",prm5,"Uint",prm6,"Uint",this,"Cdecl")) . DllCall("kernel32\GlobalFree","Uint",pfn) : (hResult:=0x80020003)
	Else If	A_EventInfo = 5
		hResult:=DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(NumGet(this+8))+40),"Uint",NumGet(this+8),"Uint",prm2,"Uint",prm3,"Uint",prm5)
	Else If	A_EventInfo = 4
		NumPut(0,prm3+0), hResult:=0x80004001
	Else If	A_EventInfo = 3
		NumPut(0,prm1+0), hResult:=0
	Else If	A_EventInfo = 2
		NumPut(hResult:=NumGet(this+4)-1,this+4), hResult ? "" : COM_Unadvise(NumGet(this+16),NumGet(this+20)) . COM_Release(NumGet(this+16)) . COM_Release(NumGet(this+8)) . COM_CoTaskMemFree(this)
	Else If	A_EventInfo = 1
		NumPut(hResult:=NumGet(this+4)+1,this+4)
	Else If	A_EventInfo = 0
		COM_IsEqualGUID(this+24,prm1)||InStr("{00020400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}{00000000-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}",COM_String4GUID(prm1)) ? NumPut(this,prm2+0) . NumPut(NumGet(this+4)+1,this+4) . (hResult:=0) : NumPut(0,prm2+0) . (hResult:=0x80004002)
	Return	hResult
}

COM_DispGetParam(pDispParams, Position = 0, vtType = 8)
{
	VarSetCapacity(varResult,16,0)
	DllCall("oleaut32\DispGetParam", "Uint", pDispParams, "Uint", Position, "Ushort", vtType, "Uint", &varResult, "UintP", nArgErr)
	Return	NumGet(varResult,0,"Ushort")=8 ? COM_Ansi4Unicode(NumGet(varResult,8)) . SubStr(COM_SysFreeString(NumGet(varResult,8)),1,0) : NumGet(varResult,8)
}

COM_CreateIDispatch()
{
	Static	IDispatch
	If Not	VarSetCapacity(IDispatch)
	{
		VarSetCapacity(IDispatch,28,0),   nParams=3112469
		Loop,   Parse,   nParams
		NumPut(RegisterCallback("COM_DispInterface","",A_LoopField,A_Index-1),IDispatch,4*(A_Index-1))
	}
	Return &IDispatch
}

COM_GetDefaultInterface(pdisp, LCID = 0)
{
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*pdisp) +12), "Uint", pdisp , "UintP", ctinf)
	If	ctinf
	{
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*pdisp)+16), "Uint", pdisp, "Uint" , 0, "Uint", LCID, "UintP", ptinf)
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ptinf)+12), "Uint", ptinf, "UintP", pattr)
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*pdisp)+ 0), "Uint", pdisp, "Uint" , pattr, "UintP", ppv)
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ptinf)+76), "Uint", ptinf, "Uint" , pattr)
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ptinf)+ 8), "Uint", ptinf)
	If	ppv
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*pdisp)+ 8), "Uint", pdisp),	pdisp := ppv
	}
	Return	pdisp
}

COM_GetDefaultEvents(pdisp, LCID = 0)
{
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*pdisp)+16), "Uint", pdisp, "Uint" , 0, "Uint", LCID, "UintP", ptinf)
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ptinf)+12), "Uint", ptinf, "UintP", pattr)
	VarSetCapacity(IID,16), DllCall("RtlMoveMemory", "Uint", &IID, "Uint", pattr, "Uint", 16)
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ptinf)+76), "Uint", ptinf, "Uint" , pattr)
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ptinf)+72), "Uint", ptinf, "UintP", ptlib, "UintP", idx)
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ptinf)+ 8), "Uint", ptinf)
	Loop, %	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ptlib)+12), "Uint", ptlib)
	{
		DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ptlib)+20), "Uint", ptlib, "Uint", A_Index-1, "UintP", TKind)
		If	TKind <> 5
			Continue
		DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ptlib)+16), "Uint", ptlib, "Uint", A_Index-1, "UintP", ptinf)
		DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ptinf)+12), "Uint", ptinf, "UintP", pattr)
		nCount:=NumGet(pattr+48,0,"Ushort")
		DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ptinf)+76), "Uint", ptinf, "Uint" , pattr)
		Loop, %	nCount
		{
			DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ptinf)+36), "Uint", ptinf, "Uint", A_Index-1, "UintP", nFlags)
			If	!(nFlags & 1)
				Continue
			DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ptinf)+32), "Uint", ptinf, "Uint", A_Index-1, "UintP", hRefType)
			DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ptinf)+56), "Uint", ptinf, "Uint", hRefType , "UintP", prinf)
			DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*prinf)+12), "Uint", prinf, "UintP", pattr)
			nFlags & 2 ? DIID:=COM_String4GUID(pattr) : bFind:=COM_IsEqualGUID(pattr,&IID)
			DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*prinf)+76), "Uint", prinf, "Uint" , pattr)
			DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*prinf)+ 8), "Uint", prinf)
		}
		DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ptinf)+ 8), "Uint", ptinf)
		If	bFind
			Break
	}
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ptlib)+ 8), "Uint", ptlib)
	Return	bFind ? DIID : "{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"
}

COM_GetGuidOfName(pdisp, Name, LCID = 0)
{
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*pdisp)+16), "Uint", pdisp, "Uint", 0, "Uint", LCID, "UintP", ptinf)
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ptinf)+72), "Uint", ptinf, "UintP", ptlib, "UintP", idx)
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ptinf)+ 8), "Uint", ptinf), ptinf:=0
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ptlib)+44), "Uint", ptlib, "Uint", COM_Unicode4Ansi(Name,Name), "Uint", 0, "UintP", ptinf, "UintP", memID, "UshortP", 1)
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ptlib)+ 8), "Uint", ptlib)
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ptinf)+12), "Uint", ptinf, "UintP", pattr)
	GUID := COM_String4GUID(pattr)
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ptinf)+76), "Uint", ptinf, "Uint" , pattr)
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ptinf)+ 8), "Uint", ptinf)
	Return	GUID
}

COM_GetTypeInfoOfGuid(pdisp, GUID, LCID = 0)
{
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*pdisp)+16), "Uint", pdisp, "Uint", 0, "Uint", LCID, "UintP", ptinf)
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ptinf)+72), "Uint", ptinf, "UintP", ptlib, "UintP", idx)
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ptinf)+ 8), "Uint", ptinf), ptinf := 0
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ptlib)+24), "Uint", ptlib, "Uint", COM_GUID4String(GUID,GUID), "UintP", ptinf)
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*ptlib)+ 8), "Uint", ptlib)
	Return	ptinf
}

; A Function Name including Prefix is limited to 63 bytes!
COM_ConnectObject(psource, prefix = "", DIID = "")
{
	If Not	DIID
		0+(pconn:=COM_FindConnectionPoint(psource,"{00020400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}")) ? (DIID:=COM_GetConnectionInterface(pconn))="{00020400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}" ? DIID:=COM_GetDefaultEvents(psource) : "" : pconn:=COM_FindConnectionPoint(psource,DIID:=COM_GetDefaultEvents(psource))
	Else	pconn:=COM_FindConnectionPoint(psource,SubStr(DIID,1,1)="{" ? DIID : DIID:=COM_GetGuidOfName(psource,DIID))
	If	!pconn || !ptinf:=COM_GetTypeInfoOfGuid(psource,DIID)
	{
		MsgBox, No Event Interface Exists! Now exit the application.
		ExitApp
	}
	psink:=COM_CoTaskMemAlloc(40+StrLen(prefix)+1), NumPut(1,NumPut(COM_CreateIDispatch(),psink+0)), NumPut(psource,NumPut(ptinf,psink+8))
	DllCall("RtlMoveMemory", "Uint", psink+24, "Uint", COM_GUID4String(DIID,DIID), "Uint", 16)
	DllCall("RtlMoveMemory", "Uint", psink+40, "Uint", &prefix, "Uint", StrLen(prefix)+1)
	NumPut(COM_Advise(pconn,psink),NumPut(pconn,psink+16))
	Return	psink
}

COM_CreateObject(CLSID, IID = "", CLSCTX = 5)
{
	DllCall("ole32\CoCreateInstance", "Uint", SubStr(CLSID,1,1)="{" ? COM_GUID4String(CLSID,CLSID) : COM_CLSID4ProgID(CLSID,CLSID), "Uint", 0, "Uint", CLSCTX, "Uint", COM_GUID4String(IID,IID ? IID : IID=0 ? "{00000000-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}" : "{00020400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"), "UintP", ppv)
	Return	ppv
}

COM_ActiveXObject(ProgID)
{
	DllCall("ole32\CoCreateInstance", "Uint", SubStr(ProgID,1,1)="{" ? COM_GUID4String(ProgID,ProgID) : COM_CLSID4ProgID(ProgID,ProgID), "Uint", 0, "Uint", 5, "Uint", COM_GUID4String(IID_IDispatch,"{00020400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"), "UintP", pdisp)
	Return	COM_GetDefaultInterface(pdisp)
}

COM_GetObject(Moniker)
{
	DllCall("ole32\CoGetObject", "Uint", COM_Unicode4Ansi(Moniker,Moniker), "Uint", 0, "Uint", COM_GUID4String(IID_IDispatch,"{00020400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"), "UintP", pdisp)
	Return	COM_GetDefaultInterface(pdisp)
}

COM_GetActiveObject(ProgID)
{
	DllCall("oleaut32\GetActiveObject", "Uint", SubStr(ProgID,1,1)="{" ? COM_GUID4String(ProgID,ProgID) : COM_CLSID4ProgID(ProgID,ProgID), "Uint", 0, "UintP", punk)
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*punk)+0), "Uint", punk, "Uint", COM_GUID4String(IID_IDispatch,"{00020400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"), "UintP", pdisp)
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*punk)+8), "Uint", punk)
	Return	COM_GetDefaultInterface(pdisp)
}

COM_CLSID4ProgID(ByRef CLSID, ProgID)
{
	VarSetCapacity(CLSID, 16)
	DllCall("ole32\CLSIDFromProgID", "Uint", COM_Unicode4Ansi(ProgID,ProgID), "Uint", &CLSID)
	Return	&CLSID
}

COM_GUID4String(ByRef CLSID, String)
{
	VarSetCapacity(CLSID, 16)
	DllCall("ole32\CLSIDFromString", "Uint", COM_Unicode4Ansi(String,String,38), "Uint", &CLSID)
	Return	&CLSID
}

COM_ProgID4CLSID(pCLSID)
{
	DllCall("ole32\ProgIDFromCLSID", "Uint", pCLSID, "UintP", pProgID)
	Return	COM_Ansi4Unicode(pProgID) . SubStr(COM_CoTaskMemFree(pProgID),1,0)
}

COM_String4GUID(pGUID)
{
	VarSetCapacity(String, 38 * 2 + 1)
	DllCall("ole32\StringFromGUID2", "Uint", pGUID, "Uint", &String, "int", 39)
	Return	COM_Ansi4Unicode(&String, 38)
}

COM_IsEqualGUID(pGUID1, pGUID2)
{
	Return	DllCall("ole32\IsEqualGUID", "Uint", pGUID1, "Uint", pGUID2)
}

COM_CoCreateGuid()
{
	VarSetCapacity(GUID, 16, 0)
	DllCall("ole32\CoCreateGuid", "Uint", &GUID)
	Return	COM_String4GUID(&GUID)
}

COM_CoTaskMemAlloc(cb)
{
	Return	DllCall("ole32\CoTaskMemAlloc", "Uint", cb)
}

COM_CoTaskMemFree(pv)
{
	Return	DllCall("ole32\CoTaskMemFree", "Uint", pv)
}

COM_CoInitialize()
{
	Return	DllCall("ole32\CoInitialize", "Uint", 0)
}

COM_CoUninitialize()
{
	Return	DllCall("ole32\CoUninitialize")
}

COM_OleInitialize()
{
	Return	DllCall("ole32\OleInitialize", "Uint", 0)
}

COM_OleUninitialize()
{
	Return	DllCall("ole32\OleUninitialize")
}

COM_SysAllocString(sString)
{
	Return	DllCall("oleaut32\SysAllocString", "Uint", COM_Ansi2Unicode(sString,wString))
}

COM_SysFreeString(bstr)
{
	Return	DllCall("oleaut32\SysFreeString", "Uint", bstr)
}

COM_SysStringLen(bstr)
{
	Return	DllCall("oleaut32\SysStringLen", "Uint", bstr)
}

COM_SafeArrayDestroy(psa)
{
	Return	DllCall("oleaut32\SafeArrayDestroy", "Uint", psa)
}

COM_VariantClear(pvarg)
{
	Return	DllCall("oleaut32\VariantClear", "Uint", pvarg)
}

COM_AtlAxWinInit(Version = "")
{
	COM_CoInitialize()
	If Not	DllCall("GetModuleHandle", "str", "atl" . Version)
		DllCall("LoadLibrary"    , "str", "atl" . Version)
	Return	DllCall("atl" . Version . "\AtlAxWinInit")
}

COM_AtlAxWinTerm(Version = "")
{
	COM_CoUninitialize()
	If   hModule :=	DllCall("GetModuleHandle", "str", "atl" . Version)
	Return		DllCall("FreeLibrary"    , "Uint", hModule)
}

COM_AtlAxAttachControl(pdsp, hWnd, Version = "")
{
	Return	DllCall("atl" . Version . "\AtlAxAttachControl", "Uint", punk:=COM_QueryInterface(pdsp,0), "Uint", hWnd, "Uint", 0), COM_Release(punk)
}

COM_AtlAxCreateControl(hWnd, Name, Version = "")
{
	If	DllCall("atl" . Version . "\AtlAxCreateControl", "Uint", COM_Unicode4Ansi(Name,Name), "Uint", hWnd, "Uint", 0, "Uint", 0)=0
	Return	COM_AtlAxGetControl(hWnd, Version)
}

COM_AtlAxGetControl(hWnd, Version = "")
{
	If	DllCall("atl" . Version . "\AtlAxGetControl", "Uint", hWnd, "UintP", punk)=0
		pdsp:=COM_QueryInterface(punk), COM_Release(punk)
	Return	pdsp
}

COM_AtlAxGetHost(hWnd, Version = "")
{
	If	DllCall("atl" . Version . "\AtlAxGetHost", "Uint", hWnd, "UintP", punk)=0
		pdsp:=COM_QueryInterface(punk), COM_Release(punk)
	Return	pdsp
}

COM_AtlAxCreateContainer(hWnd, l, t, w, h, Name = "", Version = "")
{
	Return	DllCall("CreateWindowEx", "Uint",0x200, "str", "AtlAxWin" . Version, "Uint", Name ? &Name : 0, "Uint", 0x54000000, "int", l, "int", t, "int", w, "int", h, "Uint", hWnd, "Uint", 0, "Uint", 0, "Uint", 0)
}

COM_AtlAxGetContainer(pdsp)
{
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*pdsp)+ 0), "Uint", pdsp, "Uint", COM_GUID4String(IID_IOleWindow,"{00000114-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"), "UintP", pwin)
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*pwin)+12), "Uint", pwin, "UintP", hCtrl)
	DllCall(NumGet(NumGet(1*pwin)+ 8), "Uint", pwin)
	Return	DllCall("GetParent", "Uint", hCtrl)
}

COM_Ansi4Unicode(pString, nSize = "")
{
	If (nSize = "")
	    nSize:=DllCall("kernel32\WideCharToMultiByte", "Uint", 0, "Uint", 0, "Uint", pString, "int", -1, "Uint", 0, "int",  0, "Uint", 0, "Uint", 0)
	VarSetCapacity(sString, nSize)
	DllCall("kernel32\WideCharToMultiByte", "Uint", 0, "Uint", 0, "Uint", pString, "int", -1, "str", sString, "int", nSize + 1, "Uint", 0, "Uint", 0)
	Return	sString
}

COM_Unicode4Ansi(ByRef wString, sString, nSize = "")
{
	If (nSize = "")
	    nSize:=DllCall("kernel32\MultiByteToWideChar", "Uint", 0, "Uint", 0, "Uint", &sString, "int", -1, "Uint", 0, "int", 0)
	VarSetCapacity(wString, nSize * 2 + 1)
	DllCall("kernel32\MultiByteToWideChar", "Uint", 0, "Uint", 0, "Uint", &sString, "int", -1, "Uint", &wString, "int", nSize + 1)
	Return	&wString
}

COM_Ansi2Unicode(ByRef sString, ByRef wString, nSize = "")
{
	If (nSize = "")
	    nSize:=DllCall("kernel32\MultiByteToWideChar", "Uint", 0, "Uint", 0, "Uint", &sString, "int", -1, "Uint", 0, "int", 0)
	VarSetCapacity(wString, nSize * 2 + 1)
	DllCall("kernel32\MultiByteToWideChar", "Uint", 0, "Uint", 0, "Uint", &sString, "int", -1, "Uint", &wString, "int", nSize + 1)
	Return	&wString
}

COM_Unicode2Ansi(ByRef wString, ByRef sString, nSize = "")
{
	pString := wString + 0 > 65535 ? wString : &wString
	If (nSize = "")
	    nSize:=DllCall("kernel32\WideCharToMultiByte", "Uint", 0, "Uint", 0, "Uint", pString, "int", -1, "Uint", 0, "int",  0, "Uint", 0, "Uint", 0)
	VarSetCapacity(sString, nSize)
	DllCall("kernel32\WideCharToMultiByte", "Uint", 0, "Uint", 0, "Uint", pString, "int", -1, "str", sString, "int", nSize + 1, "Uint", 0, "Uint", 0)
	Return	&sString
}

COM_ScriptControl(sCode, sLang = "", bExec = False, sName = "", pdisp = 0, bGlobal = False)
{
	COM_CoInitialize()
	psc  :=	COM_CreateObject("MSScriptControl.ScriptControl")
		COM_Invoke(psc, "Language=", sLang ? sLang : "VBScript")
	sName ?	COM_Invoke(psc, "AddObject", sName, "+" . pdisp, bGlobal) : ""
	ret  :=	COM_Invoke(psc, bExec ? "ExecuteStatement" : "Eval", sCode)
	COM_Release(psc)
	COM_CoUninitialize()
	Return	ret
}

[AndyM]

This is great! 

  But I had to unload it because it disables the right-click menu for taskbar/toolbar/start menus.  More precisely, it's the items on the submenus/fly-out choices which can't be right-clicked.

Can this be fixed?

[skrommel]

I had problems hitting the X button in Vista, so I added a few more window parts to react to. Try the version above.

Skrommel

[AndyM]

I tried the new version, but I still can't right-click on an item in the fly-out menus of toolbars/quicklaunch etc.  It's as if I'm right clicking on what's underneath the icon (desktop, other window, etc)

But I'm happy to try anything you come up with since having this work would be very cool.