Fooling Around // Software Production Line

There will be a Replace In Files utility, or even more than untility: set of automation objects, shell/GUI (wizard), and JScript samples how to use. It will be possible to replace in multiple files, using regular expressions, using file backups. Suggestions are welcome.

Update:

• Added: Paste copied to clipboard directories as soft links
• Added: Paste copied to clipboard files as hard links
• Added: License, features file, website shortcut

Download the extension, version 1.0.3 (322K)

Update:

• Added: Infotips for files enabled by default
• Added: Shell icon overlay handler displays green check/red exclamation when digital signature exists and is valid/invalid

Note that shell icon overlays are not enabled by default because it may be an impact on shell performance. To enable, add a registry value that defines path patterns to be subject for digital signature verification.

Key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D95FC94B-D292-4566-BEB2-4EB74F2FB561}
Value Name: “Path Expressions”
Value: Comma-separated list of regular expression patterns, eg. “\.((exe)|(dll)|(cab))$” enables the feature for all .exe, .dll and .cab files.

Download the extension (432K, MS CAPICOM redistributable included)

Update:

• Added: Folder columns Soft Link Target and Hard Links
• Added: Infotips for files (Hard Links) and folders (Soft Link Target)
• Added: Shell icon overlay handler displays shortcut for soft linked folders

Download the extension (280K)

Another handy shell extension for those who deal with digital signatures. The extension adds new columns to shell explorer and also allows to put digital signature related information into informational tooltips.

The following columns are added:

• Signature state (presence, validity), description, URL
• Signer certificate details (subject, issuer, email etc.)
• TimeStamper certificate details (signing time, subject, issuer, email etc.)

Some screenshots are shown below:

To add digital signature information info informational tip, use regedit to update the following items:

Key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dllfile, backup “InfoTip” value and append the following string:
“;{C0399172-9505-441F-835B-C78EF8253BE9}1;{C0399172-9505-441F-835B-C78EF8253BE9}3;{C0399172-9505-441F-835B-C78EF8253BE9}15″

This will add digital signature state, description and signing time to the tip. The same modification may be applied to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile and other keys.

Download the extension (566K, MS CAPICOM redistributable included)

Keywords: CAPICOM, Shell Extensions, Digital Signatures, Authenticode

Update:

• Added: Soft links for multiply selected directories
• Added: Hard links for selected files
• Not Added: Shell icon overlay handler doesn’t get called for some reason

Download the extension (272K)

Keywords: REPARSE_MOUNTPOINT_DATA_BUFFER, FSCTL_SET_REPARSE_POINT, CreateHardLink