How to use Shell32 within a C# application?

Question

What should I include within a C# application in order to make Shell32 work?

Edit:

My application can\'t recognize shell32. What references

Answer 1

If you don't need the full set of API calls, you maybe better off creating a COM import stub class. See how Mike Ward who wrote Desk Drive did it.

http://mike-ward.net/2008/09/02/a-lean-method-for-invoking-com-in-c/ https://github.com/mike-ward/DeskDrive/blob/master/src/DeskDrive/Shell32.cs