Hello,

My problem:
In a VB6-program I would like to find the path to the program ***ociated
to a given extension. E.g. given the extension *.doc I would like to
find the path to winword.exe (on a single computer, not in a network).
The necessary information can be found in the registry. But how to
extract it easily? Is there some utility available or do I have to
program the whole process?

Thanks in advance for your information,

Ivan

The easiest way is to create a temporary blank file named with the extension
and call the API
FindExecutable which will give you the application info
Then delete the file
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"Ivan Bernage" <EMAIL REMOVED> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> My problem:
> In a VB6-program I would like to find the path to the program ***ociated
> to a given extension. E.g. given the extension *.doc I would like to
> find the path to winword.exe (on a single computer, not in a network).
> The necessary information can be found in the registry. But how to
> extract it easily? Is there some utility available or do I have to
> program the whole process?
>
> Thanks in advance for your information,
>
> Ivan

Ivan Bernage wrote:
> In a VB6-program I would like to find the path to the program ***ociated
> to a given extension. E.g. given the extension *.doc I would like to
> find the path to winword.exe (on a single computer, not in a network).
> The necessary information can be found in the registry. But how to
> extract it easily? Is there some utility available or do I have to
> program the whole process?

Do you actually need the executable path or just want to open the
executable?
If the latter, then look at ShellExecute.
This wraps up the file handling stuff for you and is used by Explorer
when you open files.

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Dean Earley (EMAIL REMOVED)
i-Catcher Development Team

iCode Systems

Dean Earley wrote:
> Ivan Bernage wrote:
>> In a VB6-program I would like to find the path to the program
>> ***ociated to a given extension. E.g. given the extension *.doc I
>> would like to find the path to winword.exe (on a single computer, not
>> in a network).
>> The necessary information can be found in the registry. But how to
>> extract it easily? Is there some utility available or do I have to
>> program the whole process?
>
> Do you actually need the executable path or just want to open the
> executable?

Sorry, open the Document, not Executable.

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Dean Earley (EMAIL REMOVED)
i-Catcher Development Team

iCode Systems

Ivan Bernage schreef:
> Hello,
>
> My problem:
> In a VB6-program I would like to find the path to the program ***ociated
> to a given extension. E.g. given the extension *.doc I would like to
> find the path to winword.exe (on a single computer, not in a network).
> The necessary information can be found in the registry. But how to
> extract it easily? Is there some utility available or do I have to
> program the whole process?
>
> Thanks in advance for your information,
>
> Ivan


Thank you for your expert advice and a merry Christmas to you all!
Ivan