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RML - 01 Oct 2007 22:40 GMT

Hi, I have a VB.Net 2003 app which need to bring up a PDF viewing application
(like Acrobat) on files it found in a search. I do not want to hard code the
PDF application name into my app snce the user may use any # of PDF viewing
apps. Is there a way to get the application associated to a particular file
type (like *.pdf). I know these association can be made in Windows (file
Options), but I am not sure how to access this information.

RML

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Phil Wilson - 05 Oct 2007 01:12 GMT

You don't really need to know - if you do the equivalent of a shell open on
the file, the associated app will just fire up. I think the Process class
will do this with a ProcessStartInfo using "open" as the Verb and
UseShellExecute.

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> Hi, I have a VB.Net 2003 app which need to bring up a PDF viewing
> application
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> RML

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