REPOST: 32bit Delphi Shell NS-Ext. Migration to 64bit VC++

PROJECT: 32bit Delphi Shell Namespace Extension Migration to 64bit Visual C++ This is the repost of previously opend but failed project:32bit Delphi Shell Namespace Ext. Migration to 64bit VC++ is project number 599305 Decription: You will be given the source codes of our existing 32bit Delphi code of a shell namespace extension to migrate it to 64bits using: i. Visual C++ 64 bit compiler, ii. The EZNamespaceExtensions v2009 component to easily create the NSE ([login to view URL]), iii. The Codex API (documentation attached as CHM file) to populate NSE contents. You will need to: 0. Use IPC (inter-process communication) and write a 32 bit process that exposes the capabilities of the Codex API. Because the API is implemented as a 32 bit DLL, this is necessary to consume its functionality from 64 bit process (Explorer) / DLL (your new NSE code). 1. Use the EZNamespaceExtensions v2009 component to rapidly build a 64 bit shell namespace extension in Visual C++ (no MFC). You will use native Explorer views, including native task lists, in your implementation. 2. Your new NSE must preserve all of the following functionality found in the 32bit version today: a. Copy/Paste support - seamlessly compressing/extracting files inside archives as necessary b. Drag/Drop support - again, seamlessly compressing/extracting files as necessary c. Full implementation of all Explorer view sizes including thumbnails, including file preview sizes d. Double-clicking a file will seamlessly expand, launch file viewer, and when file viewer closes, re-compress the selected file e. Seamless browsing inside archives as regular folders in all versions of 64 bit Windows Explorer f. Seamless browsing inside any sub-folder of any archive folder g. Support for pre-defined Explorer task actions: i. Add files ii. Extract iii. Install iv. Check-out v. Anti-virus scan vi. Convert vii. Run Tool (for custom tools as provided by plug-ins) This is all already in the current 32 bit implementation. You can check it today to see how each works. You will receive the full 32 bit source codes - you won't need to waste time discovering "how" to do any of the above. You will just migrate the existing code from Delphi to 64 bit Visual C++. To get a feel for what you will be migrating, first, install MagicRAR from www.magicrar.com. Then, investigate our existing shell namespace extension - it basically lets you browse any archive like a regular Windows folder, on all 32 bit Windows versions. This is technically called a non-rooted shell namespace extension. Our extension is clever and even lets copy/paste, drag/drop, and perform other common shell operations from its custom folders. Your shell extension must support the same range and breadth of functionality, only in a 64 bit platform (64-bit Explorer cannot load 32-bit shell extensions, so unfortunately recoding is necessary). To perform the actual data (de)compression tasks, you will be using the "Codex API" (attached document describes the available APIs in detail - look under the Codex API book, Function Reference book), so all you have to do is just work on the shell extension, and not worry about handling archives. You will be required to provide the full depth of functionality that is currently available in the existing MagicRAR 32-bit shell extension.