Simple .NET Plugin Architecture

Imagine you have created a tool which writes some stuff into files (no need to know here what it actually does ;) ) and suddenly somebody has the need for another structure in this file.

What do you do?

Using a SingleInstance-Application with C# and ClickOnce

As we all know, since VS2008 SP1 there is a very nice way to register File-Extensions to your ClickOnce-Application. In former Versions you had to change the ApplicationManifest and rebuild the Package: now its just a Entry in the DeploymentProperties of the Application.

Using Drag & Drop with C# and Outlook Attachments

Due to a FeatureRequest I wanted to extend some of my Applications with the Ability to interact with Outlook via Drag & Drop.

Whoever already used Drag & Drop in a .NET Application will think this is way to easy to mention somewhere: but you didn't think about MSOffice yet ;)

Nicht alle Krocha sind zum anzünden...

... oda etwa doch?? Könnte das mal wer testen??

Ein Dank an die Anti-Krocha-Bewegung Wien.

Back to XP

Nach ein paar mehr oder minder guten Monaten mit Windows Vista, hab ich mich im Laufe einer anderen Katastrophe wieder dafür entschieden, auf XP zurückzugehen.