Associating extension with my application

hi,

with my VB application, i create files with extention ".myext". LEts say i created a file called abc.myext. Now, when i double click on the abc.myext, it should launch my application. I know I can do this manually by associating the extention with the application. But for my users, i dont expect them to know this. Is there a way i can do this programmatically...?

Thanks!

You could try creating a batch file using the ASSOC command to associate files and then call the batch file in your program. Never tried this so I can't guarantee anything.

Cubbie

would you be knowing the command or someplace to look how to associate extensions with application????

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http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showth...ight=associate
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(The following should be really clear for your purpouse:)
http://www.**************/Item.asp?Pa...odeBank&ID=334
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http://www.mvps.org/vbnet/code/reg/association.htm

I was successful in associating the file extention with my application. I created an entery called ".myext" under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT pointing to MyApp.Document.

Created another entry under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT called MyApp.Document.

Under MyApp.Document created two keys:
\shell\open\command : "path to my exe" %1
\DefaultIcon": "path to my exe",1

Still whenver i create file with extention ".myext" it is associated correctly with my application, but the icon appearing next to the file is not the icon of my applicaiton, i think it is the icon of the wordpad file.

any idea how to display the icon..

Thanks!

Try to add "-" (negative sign) before the icon number

"path to my exe",-1

Hope it will help you

i had to use :

SHChangeNotify SHCNE_ASSOCCHANGED, SHCNF_IDLIST, 0, 0

from my application to notify other windows. But the problem is when i uninstall my program, the icon in front of the files created with my application still remains. i have to logout or something like that to remove it..is there an easier way to remove the icon..

The file association does not work on XP...is there a different wayt to associate the extention to the application on XP.

I was successful in associating the file extention with my application on W2K. I created an entery called ".myext" under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT pointing to MyApp.Document.

Created another entry under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT called MyApp.Document.

Under MyApp.Document created two keys:
\shell\open\command : "path to my exe" %1
\DefaultIcon": "path to my exe",-1

But the baove procedure doe snot work on XP. Any idea??

Thanks!