Using "Open With"

[Daniel Miller]

I have developed a simple text editing program using Windows Forms. I want
to be able to right-click on a text file, choose "Open With" and select my
program from the list to open the file, but I don't know how to get my
program to "accept" a file in such a way.

Is it using the command line? If so, what arguements are passed? Should I
deal with them after capturing the Load event, or is there a different event?
Am I not even close?

Thank you for your time.

-Daniel

[WRH]

Re: Using "Open With"

Hello

You can access the command line parameters at the main entry point,eg...
static void Main(string [] args)

{

if(args.GetLeng th(0) >0)
{
string filearg = args[0]

etc

"Daniel Miller" <Daniel Miller@discussi ons.microsoft.c om> wrote in message
news:D9A6105C-1C73-4F78-A768-AF56B028814C@mi crosoft.com...

[color=blue]
>I have developed a simple text editing program using Windows Forms. I want
> to be able to right-click on a text file, choose "Open With" and select my
> program from the list to open the file, but I don't know how to get my
> program to "accept" a file in such a way.
>
> Is it using the command line? If so, what arguements are passed? Should
> I
> deal with them after capturing the Load event, or is there a different
> event?
> Am I not even close?
>
> Thank you for your time.
>
> -Daniel[/color]

[Daniel Miller]

Re: Using &quot;Open With&quot;

Thank you for the response.

I know how to access the command line arguments, but I don't know which
arguments (if any) are sent . Additionally, I am not sure after which event
to act on them.

"WRH" wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hello
>
> You can access the command line parameters at the main entry point,eg...
> static void Main(string [] args)
>
> {
>
> if(args.GetLeng th(0) >0)
> {
> string filearg = args[0]
>
> etc
>
> "Daniel Miller" <Daniel Miller@discussi ons.microsoft.c om> wrote in message
> news:D9A6105C-1C73-4F78-A768-AF56B028814C@mi crosoft.com...
>
>[color=green]
> >I have developed a simple text editing program using Windows Forms. I want
> > to be able to right-click on a text file, choose "Open With" and select my
> > program from the list to open the file, but I don't know how to get my
> > program to "accept" a file in such a way.
> >
> > Is it using the command line? If so, what arguements are passed? Should
> > I
> > deal with them after capturing the Load event, or is there a different
> > event?
> > Am I not even close?
> >
> > Thank you for your time.
> >
> > -Daniel[/color]
>
>
>[/color]

[WRH]

Re: Using &quot;Open With&quot;

The path of the file selected in Windows Explorer's "Open With" is
passed as the first argument, ie arg[0]

In my case I act upon it just after Form InitializeCompo nent()


"Daniel Miller" <DanielMiller@d iscussions.micr osoft.com> wrote in message
news:8A966E16-5A77-494C-9AD1-47CF3D852E49@mi crosoft.com...[color=blue]
> Thank you for the response.
>
> I know how to access the command line arguments, but I don't know which
> arguments (if any) are sent . Additionally, I am not sure after which
> event
> to act on them.
>
> "WRH" wrote:
>[color=green]
>> Hello
>>
>> You can access the command line parameters at the main entry point,eg...
>> static void Main(string [] args)
>>
>> {
>>
>> if(args.GetLeng th(0) >0)
>> {
>> string filearg = args[0]
>>
>> etc
>>
>> "Daniel Miller" <Daniel Miller@discussi ons.microsoft.c om> wrote in
>> message
>> news:D9A6105C-1C73-4F78-A768-AF56B028814C@mi crosoft.com...
>>
>>[color=darkred]
>> >I have developed a simple text editing program using Windows Forms. I
>> >want
>> > to be able to right-click on a text file, choose "Open With" and select
>> > my
>> > program from the list to open the file, but I don't know how to get my
>> > program to "accept" a file in such a way.
>> >
>> > Is it using the command line? If so, what arguements are passed?
>> > Should
>> > I
>> > deal with them after capturing the Load event, or is there a different
>> > event?
>> > Am I not even close?
>> >
>> > Thank you for your time.
>> >
>> > -Daniel[/color]
>>
>>
>>[/color][/color]

[Daniel Miller]

Re: Using &quot;Open With&quot;

Okay, thanks. :)

"WRH" wrote:
[color=blue]
> The path of the file selected in Windows Explorer's "Open With" is
> passed as the first argument, ie arg[0]
>
> In my case I act upon it just after Form InitializeCompo nent()
>
>
> "Daniel Miller" <DanielMiller@d iscussions.micr osoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8A966E16-5A77-494C-9AD1-47CF3D852E49@mi crosoft.com...[color=green]
> > Thank you for the response.
> >
> > I know how to access the command line arguments, but I don't know which
> > arguments (if any) are sent . Additionally, I am not sure after which
> > event
> > to act on them.
> >
> > "WRH" wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> >> Hello
> >>
> >> You can access the command line parameters at the main entry point,eg...
> >> static void Main(string [] args)
> >>
> >> {
> >>
> >> if(args.GetLeng th(0) >0)
> >> {
> >> string filearg = args[0]
> >>
> >> etc
> >>
> >> "Daniel Miller" <Daniel Miller@discussi ons.microsoft.c om> wrote in
> >> message
> >> news:D9A6105C-1C73-4F78-A768-AF56B028814C@mi crosoft.com...
> >>
> >>
> >> >I have developed a simple text editing program using Windows Forms. I
> >> >want
> >> > to be able to right-click on a text file, choose "Open With" and select
> >> > my
> >> > program from the list to open the file, but I don't know how to get my
> >> > program to "accept" a file in such a way.
> >> >
> >> > Is it using the command line? If so, what arguements are passed?
> >> > Should
> >> > I
> >> > deal with them after capturing the Load event, or is there a different
> >> > event?
> >> > Am I not even close?
> >> >
> >> > Thank you for your time.
> >> >
> >> > -Daniel
> >>
> >>
> >>[/color][/color]
>
>
>[/color]