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.NET Forum / Windows Forms / WinForm General / July 2006passing the file associated with an app into a Windows Forms app
I have a Windows Forms app that let's a user type the path to a file into a inputbox. What I'd like to be able to do is, if the user sets an association between a particular file type and my application in Explorer, I'd like to be able to pre-populate the inputbox on Form Load with the name of the file they did the "Open With" in in Explorer. I don't see an obvious way to do this. This is .net 1.1 Thanks!  SignatureDarren Mar-Elia MS-MVP-Windows Server--Group Policy Check out http://www.gpoguy.com -- The Windows Group Policy Information Hub: FAQs, Training Videos, Whitepapers and Utilities for all things Group Policy-related And, the Windows Group Policy Guide is out from Microsoft Press!!! Check it out at http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/8763.asp GPOGUY Blog: http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/gpoguy http://www.devx.com/vb2themax/Tip/18748 Regards, Trevor Benedict R >I have a Windows Forms app that let's a user type the path to a file into a >inputbox. What I'd like to be able to do is, if the user sets an [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thanks! I tried that but it seems to only pass the full path of the executable itself. What I'm after is the following. A user is in Explorer, they right click on a file and choose Open With, and choose my app. When my app fires up I'd like to pass the path of the file they right-clicked into the form. That GetCommandLineArgs method doesn't seem to pass the right info. Darren SignatureDarren Mar-Elia MS-MVP-Windows Server--Group Policy Check out http://www.gpoguy.com -- The Windows Group Policy Information Hub: FAQs, Training Videos, Whitepapers and Utilities for all things Group Policy-related And, the Windows Group Policy Guide is out from Microsoft Press!!! Check it out at http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/8763.asp GPOGUY Blog: http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/gpoguy > http://www.devx.com/vb2themax/Tip/18748 > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> >> Thanks! Darren - The below code works every time for me. It returns the full path, including the file name when a user opens a file with my program. I happen to have a couple file extensions associated with my app. FilePath = Microsoft.VisualBasic.Command().ToString If FilePath = String.Empty Or FilePath = "" Then 'Not Opened From File blnOpenFromSaved = False Else blnOpenFromSaved = True NewFilePath = Replace(FilePath, """", "") End If MsgBox FilePath & VbCrLf & NewFilePath >I tried that but it seems to only pass the full path of the executable >itself. What I'm after is the following. A user is in Explorer, they right [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >>> >>> Thanks! Thanks Brian- Unfortunately, I'm using C# and there doesn't *appear* to be an equivalent method there. I must be missing it. Can't imagine this would be so hard. Darren SignatureDarren Mar-Elia MS-MVP-Windows Server--Group Policy Check out http://www.gpoguy.com -- The Windows Group Policy Information Hub: FAQs, Training Videos, Whitepapers and Utilities for all things Group Policy-related And, the Windows Group Policy Guide is out from Microsoft Press!!! Check it out at http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/8763.asp GPOGUY Blog: http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/gpoguy > Darren - The below code works every time for me. It returns the full > path, including the file name when a user opens a file with my program. I [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >>>> >>>> Thanks! Try : http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.environment.commandline.aspx (includes a code sample) Is this correct ? If not I believe this could be because the file association must explicitely specify that the file name should be passed i.e. the open command for your application should be "c:\path\yourapp.exe" "%1" not just "c:\path\yourapp.exe". SignaturePatrice > Thanks Brian- > Unfortunately, I'm using C# and there doesn't *appear* to be an equivalent [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] >>>>> >>>>> Thanks! Patrice- I had tried that before and I wasn't getting the results I needed, but I think I see why now--my mistake because of a debugging problem--it is working with the GetComandLineArgs method. Thanks to all who helped. Darren SignatureDarren Mar-Elia MS-MVP-Windows Server--Group Policy Check out http://www.gpoguy.com -- The Windows Group Policy Information Hub: FAQs, Training Videos, Whitepapers and Utilities for all things Group Policy-related And, the Windows Group Policy Guide is out from Microsoft Press!!! Check it out at http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/8763.asp GPOGUY Blog: http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/gpoguy > Try : > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.environment.commandline.aspx [quoted text clipped - 53 lines] >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks! Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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