mime types and default applications

[Patrick]

Hello all,
Using csharp, how would I get the application name that opens any given
extension?
I'm interoping with Office to provide an in house service to convert office
files to pdf.
Provided a file path, I need to determine if the file is excel, word,
etc...and I don't want to simply
rely on a HashTable of extension keys and application names to accomplish
this.
Any help or direction is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,
Patrick

 

[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi,

I'm not very clear of what you want from your post, but you can search the
apps mapping by checking the registry.

 

[Patrick]

Yeah, I guess so. HKLM/Classes....Thanks for the input.

 

[Kevin Spencer]

That's not entirely reliable. Your best bet is to create a MIME type table,
such as that used by Internet Information Services. It can be a flat file or
stored in a database.

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HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP

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