Finding a path to a program

[Ivan Bernage]

Hello,

My problem:
In a VB6-program I would like to find the path to the program associated
to a given extension. E.g. given the extension *.doc I would like to
find the path to winword.exe (on a single computer, not in a network).
The necessary information can be found in the registry. But how to
extract it easily? Is there some utility available or do I have to
program the whole process?

Thanks in advance for your information,

Ivan

[Geoff]

Re: Finding a path to a program

The easiest way is to create a temporary blank file named with the extension
and call the API
FindExecutable which will give you the application info
Then delete the file
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"Ivan Bernage" <ivan.bernage@a ntwerpen.bewrot e in message
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Hello,
>
My problem:
In a VB6-program I would like to find the path to the program associated
to a given extension. E.g. given the extension *.doc I would like to
find the path to winword.exe (on a single computer, not in a network).
The necessary information can be found in the registry. But how to
extract it easily? Is there some utility available or do I have to
program the whole process?
>
Thanks in advance for your information,
>
Ivan

[Dean Earley]

Re: Finding a path to a program

Ivan Bernage wrote:

In a VB6-program I would like to find the path to the program associated
to a given extension. E.g. given the extension *.doc I would like to
find the path to winword.exe (on a single computer, not in a network).
The necessary information can be found in the registry. But how to
extract it easily? Is there some utility available or do I have to
program the whole process?

Do you actually need the executable path or just want to open the
executable?
If the latter, then look at ShellExecute.
This wraps up the file handling stuff for you and is used by Explorer
when you open files.

--
Dean Earley (dean.earley@ic ode.co.uk)
i-Catcher Development Team

iCode Systems

[Dean Earley]

Re: Finding a path to a program

Dean Earley wrote:

Ivan Bernage wrote:

>In a VB6-program I would like to find the path to the program
>associated to a given extension. E.g. given the extension *.doc I
>would like to find the path to winword.exe (on a single computer, not
>in a network).
>The necessary information can be found in the registry. But how to
>extract it easily? Is there some utility available or do I have to
>program the whole process?

>
Do you actually need the executable path or just want to open the
executable?

Sorry, open the Document, not Executable.

--
Dean Earley (dean.earley@ic ode.co.uk)
i-Catcher Development Team

iCode Systems

[Ivan Bernage]

Re: Finding a path to a program

Ivan Bernage schreef:

Hello,
>
My problem:
In a VB6-program I would like to find the path to the program associated
to a given extension. E.g. given the extension *.doc I would like to
find the path to winword.exe (on a single computer, not in a network).
The necessary information can be found in the registry. But how to
extract it easily? Is there some utility available or do I have to
program the whole process?
>
Thanks in advance for your information,
>
Ivan

Thank you for your expert advice and a merry Christmas to you all!
Ivan