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uap3:Verb

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Defines the verbs associated with a file context menu and enables Windows Desktop Bridge apps to use ddeexec to launch.

Element hierarchy

<Package>

    <Applications>

         <Application>

              <Extensions>

                   <uap:Extension>

                        <uap:FileTypeAssociation>

                             <uap2:SupportedVerbs>

                                  <uap3:Verb>

Syntax

<uap3:Verb
  Id = 'An alphanumeric string with a value between 3 and 64 characters in length.'
  Extended = 'An optional boolean value.'
  rescap3:DdeExecCommand = 'An optional string with a value between 1 and 32767 characters in length with a non-whitespace character at its beginning and end.'
  rescap3:DdeExecApplication = 'An optional string with a value between 1 and 32767 characters in length with a non-whitespace character at its beginning and end.'
  rescap3:DdeExecTopic = 'An optional string with a value between 1 and 32767 characters in length with a non-whitespace character at its beginning and end.'
  rescap3:DdeExecIfExec = 'An optional string with a value between 1 and 32767 characters in length with a non-whitespace character at its beginning and end.'
  uap7:Default = 'An optional boolean value.'
  Parameters = 'A string that contains one or more app parameters.'
  uap3:MultiSelectModel = 'A string that can be one of the following values: "Player", "Document", or "Single".' >

Key

? optional (zero or one)

Attributes and elements

Attributes

Attribute Description Data type Required Default value
Id The name of the verb. An alphanumeric string with a value between 3 and 64 characters in length. Yes
Extended Specifies that the verb should only appear if the user holds the Shift key before right-clicking the file to show the context menu. An optional boolean value. No
rescap3:DdeExecCommand A DDE command string. An optional string with a value between 1 and 32767 characters in length with a non-whitespace character at its beginning and end. No
rescap3:DdeExecApplication An application name used to establish the DDE conversion. An optional string with a value between 1 and 32767 characters in length with a non-whitespace character at its beginning and end. No
rescap3:DdeExecTopic The topic name of the DDE conversion. An optional string with a value between 1 and 32767 characters in length with a non-whitespace character at its beginning and end. No
rescap3:DdeExecIfExec The DDE command used if DDE conversion cannot be executed. An optional string with a value between 1 and 32767 characters in length with a non-whitespace character at its beginning and end. No
uap7:Default Specifies whether the verb is the default verb. Only one verb within SupportedVerbs can be set as the default verb. An optional boolean value. No False
Parameters Specifies the parameters for the app. A string that contains one or more app parameters. No
uap3:MultiSelectModel Specifies the activation model for apps that are started when the user selects and opens multiple files at the same time. For more information, see this article. A string that can be one of the following values: Player, Document, or Single. No

Child elements

None.

Parent elements

Parent element Description
uap2:SupportedVerbs Contains verbs for a file context menu.

Requirements

Item Value
Namespace http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/uap/windows10/3
Minimum OS Version Windows 10 version 1607 (Build 14393)