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Example: ".txt" extension.
1. Open HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.txt --> This gives you the description, in the example it is "txtfile".
2. Open HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell\open\command (txtfile is the return value of step 1.) This gives you the command the shell is using when opening a ".txt" file.
3. Strip off any quotes and %1-stuff. With the result call ExpandEnvironmentStrings. There it is.
Marcel
1. Open HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.txt --> This gives you the description, in the example it is "txtfile".
2. Open HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell\open\command (txtfile is the return value of step 1.) This gives you the command the shell is using when opening a ".txt" file.
3. Strip off any quotes and %1-stuff. With the result call ExpandEnvironmentStrings. There it is.
Marcel
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