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Offline doppler

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Drop target in QB64, is it even possible.
« on: April 07, 2022, 07:45:21 am »
In case you are not familiar with what a drop target is.  It can be a box or window open by a program to accept a list of files.  To be dropped into the drop target box.   The drop location could also be a location inside a program that will process a list of files dropped there.

Using shell and dir to capture a list of files is too much sledgehammer approach to a pin prick need.  This will most certainly require a DLL call.  And I am clueless to know how.  This could be a good routine inclusion, would become a nice touch for QB64 tools.  Stuffing the clipboard would be likely the best way to get them in.

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Re: Drop target in QB64, is it even possible.
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2022, 08:17:28 am »

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Re: Drop target in QB64, is it even possible.
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2022, 11:43:22 am »
Great all the back from V1.3.  How many other gems, are hidden in the wiki ?  I read all the release news for tidbits like these.  And somehow missed it.  I think I have to re-read totally the wiki.

Thanks for the pointer.

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Re: Drop target in QB64, is it even possible.
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2022, 12:21:52 pm »
Sanmayce used this in his first post of the humongous thread:
https://qb64forum.alephc.xyz/index.php?topic=3518.0

That's where/when I first encountered those keywords.