Add item to Send To command
The Send To command is a shell extension of Windows since version 95 located in the Micrososft PowerToys suite.
After installation of this PowerToy you find (in Windows 2000) a directory
such as C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\SendTo
with the
various entries.
I have renamed the installed entries to get a particular order. When renaming
the special entries, only the part before the last dot (e.g. only !_Clipboard
as Name
must be renamed, but not the NameOnClipboard
part.
The latter part specifies the nature of the entry.
Entry in the directory ...\SendTo | Nature and purpose |
---|---|
!_Clipboard as Name.NameOnClipboard | special entry |
Printer_as_PostScript.lnk | Shortcut to a DOS batch file |
Removable_Floppy(A).lnk | Shortcut to a file (drive) |
Removable_Zip(J).lnk | Shortcut to a file (drive) |
z_Clipboard as Contents.ContentsOnClipboard | Special entry |
z_Command Line.CommandLine.CommandLine | Special entry |
I have removed the following installed entries (copied them to another place for probable later use):
Entry in the directory ...\SendTo | Nature and purpose |
---|---|
Desktop (create shortcut).DeskLink | special entry |
Mail Recipient.MAPIMail | special entry |
Pegasus Mail.LNK | Shortcut to a program |
Add a DOS command to the entries
The shortcut Printer_as_PostScript.lnk
points to file H:\Utilities\DDD_made\ps2printer.bat
.
This batch file simply contains the DOS copy command to my PostScript printer
which is on LPT1:
copy %1 LPT1:
Of course You may set up any complicated batch file. It gets, however, only one parameter which is the selected file (complete path) when right clicking in the File Explorer and then selecting the SendTo item in the context menu.