Getting file extension's descriptions

[Abubakar]

Hi,
file extensions have descriptions like:

docx : microsoft office word document
ini : configuration settings
rdp : remote desktop connection
rar : winrar archive

I have to get description like this for a given extension. How do I do that?
Using win32api, all native visual c++ 2k5 compiler.

Regards,

...ab

[David Lowndes]

Re: Getting file extension's descriptions

>file extensions have descriptions like:

>
>docx : microsoft office word document
>ini : configuration settings
>rdp : remote desktop connection
>rar : winrar archive
>
>I have to get description like this for a given extension. How do I do that?
>Using win32api, all native visual c++ 2k5 compiler.

Try: SHGetFileInfo SHGFI_TYPENAME

Dave

[Abubakar]

Re: Getting file extension's descriptions

thanks.

"David Lowndes" <DavidL@example .invalidwrote in message
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file extensions have descriptions like:
>>
>>docx : microsoft office word document
>>ini : configuration settings
>>rdp : remote desktop connection
>>rar : winrar archive
>>
>>I have to get description like this for a given extension. How do I do
>>that?
>>Using win32api, all native visual c++ 2k5 compiler.

>
Try: SHGetFileInfo SHGFI_TYPENAME
>
Dave