Adding+'Create+new+BBC+BASIC+program+file'+to+the+Shell+new+menu

//by Jon Ripley, July 2007//

This article shows how to add an option in to the file explorer //Shell new// menu to create a new //BBC BASIC for Windows// program file.

To do this manually run the registry editor and navigate to:

code HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bbc code

Create a new key called 'ShellNew'.

In the right pane add a new binary value called 'Data' with the contents:

code 04 00 00 0D 00 FF FF code

If you are not confident editing the registry copy the block of text (below) which represents the registry settings for your operating system, paste it to a new text file and save it as //AddShellNew.reg//. To add the registry keys stored in this file to your registry double-click on the file; answer yes when asked for confirmation to add the information to the registry. You may need administrator privileges to make changes to your registry. Remember to backup your registry before making changes.

The registry settings for Windows 2000, XP and Vista are:

code format="reg" Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bbc\ShellNew] "Data"=hex:04,00,00,0d,00,ff,ff code

The registry settings for Windows 95, 98 and ME are:

code format="reg" REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bbc\ShellNew] "Data"=hex:04,00,00,0d,00,ff,ff code