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Hi dit you solved this password problem?

Hi ALL,

@HeX0RYou are the first one who has recognized the Problem. Thank You

now can my Question starts again:

Why in PureBasic this WorkArround dos not work, what in Powerbasic or VB6 works?

Does someone has any idea?

Out of curiosity:
Why does your program need admin rights?
It's for ...

Good Morning ALL again,

Please do not be angry about my next Question:


Dit you try to run the code as ADMIN and dropd a file on it?

If I run the PureBasic IDE as admin = >I can't drop files on it. Ist the same!

Please tell me the result.

https://www.google.de/search?num=100&newwindow=1&safe ...

Hi Peter,

thanks for replay.

".sst" is not the Problem. It's a doc (word) document. and word has no Problems with it.


but for be shure I have tested it whis".doc" it's the same


Greetings Steffen

OK I found the problem but not the solution.

if I run the Programm as an ADMIN (Compiler Options or manually) I can'T drop any from outside.
If not => it works.

@Bisonte: the Gadgets also works from outside.


But now starts my Problem again. to fix it earlier e.g. in PowerBasic or VB I have ...

.. yes but it doesn't work on my 3 PCs !!

what you've written is the example of the 2. post. I tryed it.
you can see the result in my 2. picture

Good morning and thanks for the answers,
but it doesn't work.

I have tryed ALL theese code befor, but none of them works for me.


I have tested it on 3 Windows PCs, ALL the same

here photos taken with my Phone. The cursor is "forbidden" exept on the IDE.


http://sperlingprog.com/pb1.jpg ...

Hi, sorry but the mail came back with error TimeOut:
I got an error by yousing your example Code:

This Error happends with MSWord 97.
Line:
If WordApplication\Invoke("Documents\Open('" + Infile + "')") = #S_OK <== ERROR


Greetings Steffen

!Documents\Open Unknown error. (Code : Hex 8002801C ...

Thanks but this isnt it:

your example is not working :|

It works only if you drop files inside the application.
If you drop a file from outside e.g. a Desktop item or any other, it doesnt work.
The same with TEXT.


Under win10 you have to register your programm for the DragDrop Messages like I ...

Hi ALL,

the PureBasic Editor accept text drop, fileDrop

but if I try to use the same future I get only the forbidden cursor.

my Code:


If OpenWindow(#MainWindow, posX, posY, WindowBreite, WindowHoehe, "1aAppStartmenu", #PB_Window_BorderLess )
If StickyPos
StickyWindow(#MainWindow, #True ...

... cool Thank You

Hi ALL,

I tryed to run codeexamples in different Topic s about readShellLink but allways there is a Compiler Error: 'wrong ParameterType: string expected'
But in the Microsoft description is a Pointer to a String:

HRESULT Load(
[in] LPCOLESTR pszFileName, <====================
[in] DWORD dwMode ...