Get default application

[Allan Bredahl]

Hi

I'm having a little trouble with starting a Process via a filename like:

Process _process = System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("c:\test.doc ");


It works great, but I just cant get the process.Exited event to fire.


It's just like the process dies and in this case Word is started in annother
process.


Therefore I need someway to control the Word process or alternatively
someway to get the default application in windows for each filetype.


".doc" --"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12 \winword.exe"
".txt" --"C:\Windows\Not epad.exe"

and so on


Because if I do this it works :

Process _process = System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Office\Office12 \winword.exe", "c:\test.do c");



Somebody have a heloing hand here ?

Thanks in advance

Allan

[Family Tree Mike]

Re: Get default application

You need to set the EnableRaisinigE vents property to true to be notified of
..Exited events. Normally I would do something like this:

myProcess.Start Info.FileName = "c:\test.do c";
myProcess.Start Info.Verb = "Open";
myProcess.Start Info.CreateNoWi ndow = true;
myProcess.Enabl eRaisingEvents = true;
myProcess.Exite d += new EventHandler(my Process_Exited) ;
myProcess.Start ();



"Allan Bredahl" <allan@bredahl. orgwrote in message
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Hi
>
I'm having a little trouble with starting a Process via a filename like:
>
Process _process = System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("c:\test.doc ");
>
>
It works great, but I just cant get the process.Exited event to fire.
>
>
It's just like the process dies and in this case Word is started in
annother process.
>
>
Therefore I need someway to control the Word process or alternatively
someway to get the default application in windows for each filetype.
>
>
".doc" --"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12 \winword.exe"
".txt" --"C:\Windows\Not epad.exe"
>
and so on
>
>
Because if I do this it works :
>
Process _process = System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Office\Office12 \winword.exe", "c:\test.do c");
>
>
>
Somebody have a heloing hand here ?
>
Thanks in advance
>
Allan

[Allan Bredahl]

Re: Get default application

Thanks

But I forgot to write the myProcess.Enabl eRaisingEvents = true; line in my
example.

I actually did that.

It works great with PDF files, jpg files etc. but when opening a doc file in
Word, the process dies.


/
Allan

"Family Tree Mike" <FamilyTreeMike @ThisOldHouse.c omwrote in message
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You need to set the EnableRaisinigE vents property to true to be notified
of .Exited events. Normally I would do something like this:
>
myProcess.Start Info.FileName = "c:\test.do c";
myProcess.Start Info.Verb = "Open";
myProcess.Start Info.CreateNoWi ndow = true;
myProcess.Enabl eRaisingEvents = true;
myProcess.Exite d += new EventHandler(my Process_Exited) ;
myProcess.Start ();
>
>
>

[Teme64]

Re: Get default application

Allan Bredahl wrote:

Hi
>
I'm having a little trouble with starting a Process via a filename like:
>
Process _process = System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("c:\test.doc ");
>
>
It works great, but I just cant get the process.Exited event to fire.
>
>
It's just like the process dies and in this case Word is started in
annother process.
>
>
Therefore I need someway to control the Word process or alternatively
someway to get the default application in windows for each filetype.
>
>
".doc" --"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12 \winword.exe"
".txt" --"C:\Windows\Not epad.exe"
>
and so on
>
>
Because if I do this it works :
>
Process _process = System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Office\Office12 \winword.exe", "c:\test.do c");
>
>
>
Somebody have a heloing hand here ?
>
Thanks in advance
>
Allan

Here's a VB.NET code to get default application:

http://windevblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/get-default-application-in-windows-xp.html

You can convert the code to C# with:

http://www.developerfusion.com/tools/convert/vb-to-csharp/

the result seemed ok to me.

--

Teme64 @ http://windevblog.blogspot.com

[Family Tree Mike]

Re: Get default application

This code in a button on a form works for me. I don't know what to tell
you...

private void button1_Click(o bject sender, EventArgs e)
{
System.Diagnost ics.Process p = System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt(@"c:\some
folder\some.doc ");
p.EnableRaising Events = true;
p.Exited += new EventHandler(p_ Exited);
}

void p_Exited(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
MessageBox.Show ("Woah, Nelly!!!");
}

"Allan Bredahl" <allan@bredahl. orgwrote in message
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Thanks
>
But I forgot to write the myProcess.Enabl eRaisingEvents = true; line in my
example.
>
I actually did that.
>
It works great with PDF files, jpg files etc. but when opening a doc file
in Word, the process dies.
>
>
/
Allan
>
"Family Tree Mike" <FamilyTreeMike @ThisOldHouse.c omwrote in message
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>You need to set the EnableRaisinigE vents property to true to be notified
>of .Exited events. Normally I would do something like this:
>>
> myProcess.Start Info.FileName = "c:\test.do c";
> myProcess.Start Info.Verb = "Open";
> myProcess.Start Info.CreateNoWi ndow = true;
> myProcess.Enabl eRaisingEvents = true;
> myProcess.Exite d += new EventHandler(my Process_Exited) ;
> myProcess.Start ();
>>
>>
>>

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