Turns out, Microsoft Communicator expects the FileName & FileDrop data formats. If you supply those then it will work.
Dragging Virtual Files Into Microsoft Office Communicator 2007
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01-04-2022 - |
Question
I've been trying to make an application that will allow me to drag files into an IM conversation window in Microsoft Office Communicator with no luck. I implemented / tried these two articles on creating virtual files for dragging:
- Transferring Virtual Files to Windows Explorer
- Developer-Friendly Virtual File Implementation for .NET Improved!
Both of these work great when I drag into Windows Explorer, but if I drag into an IM window it looks like it's going to work, i.e. it shows the file to transfer and the size etc... but when a person accepts it, it just hangs there until it fails with a message similar to this:
Cannot send "Alphabet.txt" to LastName, FirstName. This may be due to firewall restrictions or network problems. Please try again. If you need further assistance, contact your system administrator.
If I first drag the file into Windows Explorer and then from Explorer into the IM window it works fine. Anyone have any ideas of what could be happening here?
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