Open file with associated app

[Doug Bell]

Hi,

I can probably use "Shell" function to open an app with a switch to open a
selected file.

But is it possible to read the application that a file type has been
associated with to determine which application name to pass to the "Shell"
function?

I am trying to emulate the user double clicking on a file selected in
Explorer.
My VB.Net does not know which file or file type will be selected.

Or is there another approach.

Thanks

Doug

 

[Ken Tucker [MVP]]

Hi,

If you use process.start("YourFile") it will open it up in the
program associated with that file extension.

Ken

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

But is it possible to read the application that a file type has been
associated with to determine which application name to pass to the "Shell"
function?

Opening files, applications, Web documents, and the mail client
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/?id=openfileappwebpage&lang=en>

 

[Doug Bell]

Thanks Ken

Hi,

If you use process.start("YourFile") it will open it up in the
program associated with that file extension.

Ken

 

[Doug Bell]

Thanks Herfried

Opening files, applications, Web documents, and the mail client
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/?id=openfileappwebpage&lang=en>