Exposes methods that allow an application to attach extra data blocks to a Shell link. These methods add, copy, or remove data blocks.

IShellLinkDataList Members

AddDataBlock	Adds a data block to a link.
CopyDataBlock	Retrieves a copy of a link's data block.
GetFlags	Gets the current option settings.
RemoveDataBlock	Removes a data block from a link.
SetFlags	Sets the current option settings.

Remarks

The data blocks are in the form of a structure. The first two members are the same for all data blocks. The first member gives the structure's size. The second member is a signature that identifies the type of data block. The remaining members hold the block's data. There are five types of data block currently supported.

Data block structure	Description
EXP_DARWIN_LINK	The link's Microsoft Windows Installer ID.
EXP_SPECIAL_FOLDER	Special folder information.
EXP_SZ_LINK	The target name.
NT_CONSOLE_PROPS	Console properties.
NT_FE_CONSOLE_PROPS	The console's code page.

This interface is not implemented by applications.

Use this interface if your application needs to add extra data blocks to a Shell link.

Note  Windows Vista and later. Prior to Windows Vista this interface was declared in Shlobj.h.

Interface Information

Minimum DLL Version	shell32.dll version 4.71 or later
Custom Implementation	Yes
Inherits from	IUnknown
Header and IDL files	shobjidl.h, shobjidl.idl
Minimum operating systems	Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition