Okay I know that this is in the wrong section, but I don't really know where else to put it.
I just made a program that deals with a file type I made up. Right now it uses a Open File dialog box, but I would like to be able to use explorer file associations. I tried just opening the file with the program, but the open file box still came up. Is there any way I can skip the open file dialog box and just load the path of the file opened into a string?
Thanks
Felipe | | felipet Sunday, August 17, 2008 3:50 PM | I'm new to vb.net myself so I can't give you quite the answer you're looking for - but it should be a matter of just writing to the registry to register a list of file types associated with your application (itself a registry 'key') and maybe a set of verbs or commands to say what to a file when chosen by the user - open, edit, print - Windows (ie File Manager) should then automatically pass the verb(s) as parameters along with the filename to your application which it should run automatically. I knew how to do this legacy VB. I'll let one the VB.Net experts tell you (and me) how to do this in Vb.Net - unless you now know, having been given a clue as to what to do, know how to do it. If so, share plz
Allan
- Marked As Answer byRiquel_DongModeratorFriday, August 22, 2008 2:58 AM
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| | bigamee Sunday, August 17, 2008 4:31 PM | Hi Felipe, Allan gives the good direction. In VB.NET we also need to modify the registry and use My.Application.CommandlineArgs to read the file. You can read this article to get the detailed information about how to. Hope this helps. Best regards, Riquel
Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help. - Marked As Answer byRiquel_DongModeratorFriday, August 22, 2008 2:58 AM
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| | Riquel_Dong Friday, August 22, 2008 2:57 AM | I'm new to vb.net myself so I can't give you quite the answer you're looking for - but it should be a matter of just writing to the registry to register a list of file types associated with your application (itself a registry 'key') and maybe a set of verbs or commands to say what to a file when chosen by the user - open, edit, print - Windows (ie File Manager) should then automatically pass the verb(s) as parameters along with the filename to your application which it should run automatically. I knew how to do this legacy VB. I'll let one the VB.Net experts tell you (and me) how to do this in Vb.Net - unless you now know, having been given a clue as to what to do, know how to do it. If so, share plz
Allan
- Marked As Answer byRiquel_DongModeratorFriday, August 22, 2008 2:58 AM
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| | bigamee Sunday, August 17, 2008 4:31 PM | Hi Felipe, Allan gives the good direction. In VB.NET we also need to modify the registry and use My.Application.CommandlineArgs to read the file. You can read this article to get the detailed information about how to. Hope this helps. Best regards, Riquel
Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help. - Marked As Answer byRiquel_DongModeratorFriday, August 22, 2008 2:58 AM
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