Create DataObject from Shell Run / Help (MFC C++)

Question

I need help to create an IDataObject to enable drag and drop of these 2 Items (Run and Help) For Example I need to do just like Windows Startmenu does.

to run them I use these

CComPtr<IShellDispatch2> pShellDisp;
if (SUCCEEDED(CoCreateInstance(CLSID_Shell,NULL,CLSCTX_SERVER,IID_IShellDispatch2,(void**)&pShellDisp)))
{
    pShellDisp->Help();    //Help
    pShellDisp->FileRun(); //Run
}

Can you guys help me out ?

PS: I need the drag with image Icons too

EDIT [SOLVED]

IShellFolder* desk = NULL;
                HRESULT hr =SHGetDesktopFolder(&desk);
                LPITEMIDLIST pidl2=NULL;
                ULONG cbEaten;
                DWORD dwAttribs = 0 ;

                hr = desk->ParseDisplayName(NULL,
                                             NULL,
                                             L"shell:::{2559a1f3-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}",
                                             &cbEaten,  // This can be NULL
                                             &pidl2,
                                             &dwAttribs);
                hr = desk->GetUIObjectOf(parentHwnd, 1,
                        (PCITEMID_CHILD*)&pidl2, IID_IDataObject, 0, (LPVOID *)lpdataObj);

                desk->Release();
                return;

for run:

shell:::{2559a1f3-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0} 

Answer 1

I assume you only want one of those items in the data object at any point in time, in that case:

• If you already have a IShellItem then you can call IShellItem::BindToHandler(...,BHID_DataObject,...).
• If you only have the pidl you can use SHCreateDataObject or CIDLData_CreateFromIDArray

If you want to drag&drop both items in the same operation then things get hard. I don't know if both of those objects have the same parent. If they do then even the old CIDLData_CreateFromIDArray can handle it. If they don't then you could try SHCreateShellItemArrayFromIDLists and then use IShellItemArray::BindToHandler(...,BHID_DataObject,...). To support < Vista I believe you have to create your own CFSTR_SHELLIDLIST and add it to the dataobject.

Drag images are not really related to this and should be asked in a separate question where you include information about your IDragSourceHelper etc.