LastCyborg
Programmer
How can I associate certain file extensions to be open with my application?
like .doc with MS Word, .txt with notepad, etc
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like .doc with MS Word, .txt with notepad, etc
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Associate extensions to my app
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You need to create a set of registry entries to register a new filetype. Most vital entries are shown below.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
|_.ext
| (Default) = MyFileType
|_MyFileType
| (Default) = Description that appears in Windows Explorer
|_DefaultIcon
| (Default) = PathOfIconFile,Index
|_Shell
| (Default) = Open
|_Open
|_command
(Default) = commandline
See the following article on MSDN for complete details;
Note that you need to call the SHChangeNotify function with SHCNE_ASSOCCHANGED event to let Windows know that you have changed/modified the file associations, otherwise Windows might not notice that change unless you restart your windows session.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
|_.ext
| (Default) = MyFileType
|_MyFileType
| (Default) = Description that appears in Windows Explorer
|_DefaultIcon
| (Default) = PathOfIconFile,Index
|_Shell
| (Default) = Open
|_Open
|_command
(Default) = commandline
See the following article on MSDN for complete details;
Note that you need to call the SHChangeNotify function with SHCNE_ASSOCCHANGED event to let Windows know that you have changed/modified the file associations, otherwise Windows might not notice that change unless you restart your windows session.
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