how do I open the default Image editor???

I am building an image viewer and I want to add the ability to edit
the pictures. I have added a button and in the click event I want to open the image editor. In this case paint shop pro. I would like to make it the default editor if possible so it can be used by others
who do not have psp6.


Thanks...........

ShellExecute will open a file with its default application.

VB Code:

Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpOperation As String, ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpParameters As String, ByVal lpDirectory As String, ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long
 
'Usage
strFileName = "MyFile.jpg"
ShellExecute hwnd, "open", strFileName, "", "", 1

VB Code:

Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpOperation As String, ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpParameters As String, ByVal lpDirectory As String, ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long
Private Const SW_MAXIMIZE = 3
 
Private Sub Command1_Click()
 
ShellExecute Me.hwnd, vbNullString, "C:\some picture.bmp", vbNullString, vbNullString, SW_MAXIMIZE
 
End Sub

Thank you .......... Thank you ............... Thank you

That worked perfect.