Question : Context menu application to act on selected files

Hi all,

I want to write an application that is launched from the context menu
in Windows Explorer/Computer. That is to say, when I am browsing
around my hard drive and get to any location I choose, I want to be
able to select several files, right click my mouse and launch an
application which will act on the selected files.

However, I don't even know where to start and have a number of
questions!

How do I get the list of files to pass into the application? Is this
done on the Command line and if it is, how do I pass the names of the
selected files into it? I've seen "%1" etc thrown about but don't
understand it. Also is it possible to pass the folder the files are in
to the application so any edited files can be saved to the same
location of a dynamically created folder within the launch one?

Also, how do I get the application to create a context menu item when
it installs? I've never created this kind of application before (one
that launches from the context menu) and have no idea how to do this.


I'm sure Ill have many more questions, but these will do for now and
should get me off the ground.

Thanks

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