Is the way to drop the file to the gadget ?

Hi, I'm developing the Vista Sidebar Gadget.

I wonder it is possible that user drag the file on the desktop and drop that file to the gadget.

I may develop that by creating the ActiveX control and instantiating that in the gadget.

In other way, can i develop such a behavior

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Is the way to drop the file to the gadget ?

edukulla
You can definitely do this. Check into the API reference on MSDN.
shah_hs
To catch a drag/drop on the Gadget, you need the following code:

gadget.html. Note you must cancel the "ondragenter" and "ondragover" events.

...
<BODY ondragenter=event.returnValue = false"
ondragover=event.returnValue = false"
ondrop="fileDragDropped">
...

And the JS. Note the try/catch - the only way to tell if you've reached the last file, is the error generated when you try to get too many:

function fileDragDropped() {
var sFile;
var i=0;

try{
while(System.Shell.itemFromFileDrop(event.dataTransfer, i).path)
{
sFile = System.Shell.itemFromFileDrop(event.dataTransfer, i).path;

// Do something with the file

i++;
}
} catch(err) {}
}
Is the way to drop the file to the gadget ?

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