Contributor: GAVIN CARTER { If anyone is still intrested I think I've got simple code that works fine. Just put a list box on the form, and then drag to the box, it will the add the path of the file to the listbox. } unit Unit1; interface uses Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms, Dialogs, StdCtrls, shellapi; type TForm1 = class(TForm) ListBox1: TListBox; procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject); private procedure WMDROPFILES(var Message: TWMDROPFILES); message WM_DROPFILES; public { Public declarations } end; var Form1: TForm1; implementation {$R *.DFM} procedure TForm1.WMDROPFILES(var Message: TWMDROPFILES); const cnmaxfilenamelen = 255; var i,ncount : integer; acfilename : array [0..255] of char; begin ncount := dragqueryfile (message.drop, $FFFFFFFF,acfilename,cnmaxfilenamelen); for i := 0 to ncount -1 do begin dragqueryfile (message.drop,i,acfilename,cnmaxfilenamelen); listbox1.items.add(acfilename); end; dragfinish(message.drop); end; procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject); begin DragAcceptFiles( Handle, True ); end; end.