| Introduction | | | | to integrate the namespace extension seamlessly into |
| Companies developing document management | | | | Windows Explorer and File Open/Save Dialogs. |
| software, information management software, | | | | EZNamespaceExtensions can reduce the time |
| content management software, asset management | | | | required to develop this functionality by as much as |
| software, virtual drives, and database browsers and | | | | 80%. |
| front-ends are always looking for ways to improve | | | | Fast-track namespace extension development with |
| the usability of their product. Adding Windows | | | | project wizards |
| Explorer integration is one of the ways of achieving | | | | One of the best features of |
| this. Windows Explorer integration allows users to | | | | EZNamespaceExtensions is its Visual Studio integrated |
| interact with the software right from Windows | | | | project wizard. Create a new namespace extension |
| Explorer or File Open/Save dialogs. For example, | | | | project using this wizard generates skeletal code for |
| consider document management software. Every | | | | a read-to-build-and-view namespace extension. With |
| time a user needs to retrieve documents from the | | | | the scaffolding in place, it's a matter of adding |
| repository or add new documents to it, he/she has | | | | functionality specific to your namespace extension. |
| to first open the software and then interact with the | | | | Each functionality is exposed as one or more |
| software to achieve the desired goal. On the other | | | | well-designed API and adding functionality is as simple |
| hand, suppose the same product was integrated | | | | as overriding methods and writing product-specific |
| within Windows Explorer, the user can access | | | | code. |
| documents and browse through the document | | | | Loaded with features |
| repository right from the comfort and convenience | | | | Feature support in EZNamespaceExtensions is quite |
| of Windows Explorer. Then, to retrieve a document, | | | | comprehensive with full support for folders and |
| he/she could simply drag-drop the document from | | | | non-folders, automatic sub-folder navigation, |
| the repository to his hard-drive. Similarly, to add a | | | | multi-level sub folders, context menus, background |
| new document, he/she would simply drag-drop the | | | | context menus, drag-drop, cut-copy-paste, details |
| document from his hard-disk to a folder within the | | | | report view, tile view, thumbnail view, group view, |
| repository. Of course, all this occurs in Windows | | | | icons, overlay icons and lots of other things. |
| Explorer! | | | | Choose your flavor |
| And now, EZNamespaceExtensions offers to make | | | | EZNamespaceExtensions comes in two editions: |
| the process of adding Windows Explorer integration | | | | EZNamespaceExtensions.Net allows developing |
| (via namespace extensions) fast and painless! | | | | namespace extensions in .Net languages such as |
| Adding Windows Explorer Integration is now a | | | | VB.Net or C#. EZNamespaceExtensionsMFC supports |
| breeze! | | | | developing namespace extensions in MFC, ATL or |
| EZNamespaceExtensions is a framework library for | | | | C++. All versions of Visual Studio including Visual |
| fast, painless and easy development of Windows | | | | Studio 2008 are supported and all Windows OS |
| Explorer namespace extensions. Namespace | | | | including Windows Vista are supported. |
| extension development is notorious for its difficulty, | | | | Conclusion |
| subtleties and for the sheer amount of work and | | | | Adding Windows Explorer Integration to products |
| time that is required. With EZNamespaceExtensions, | | | | such as document management software has never |
| developers can concentrate on writing the | | | | been so easy. EZNamespaceExtensions makes it a |
| functionality of the namespace extension and not | | | | breeze to do so. Make your product easy-to-use and |
| worry about the hundred things that are necessary | | | | stand out from the crowd and shine! |
