File association Public Sub

[§tudz]

Hi,

For file asscoiation, do you need to create a sub or function or somthing for your program to load up the file you chose.


I have added the strings to the registry... you know the "C:\myapp.exe %1"

but this doesn't open my program or load the file into the program.

I have a sub called 'LoadPRAYFile' which is used in the load function on the program, do I need to put anything that relates to that in the registry?

Thanks

[Pirate]

[RealNickyDude]

Is it possible to change the extension to one thing but have your program recognise it as another?

E.g: I have a file with the extension ".cod" ("MyTest.cod") but really it's an rtf file, I want my program to recognise it as an rtf file even though the extension is ".cod"

[Pirate]

the API would will do this Nicky .I am looking for .NET way.

[Pirate]

another API

[RealNickyDude]

This seems to lauch an application based on file extension, I want to launch a file based on what the file actually is, regardless of what the file extension is, is that possible?

[Pirate]

I think it's possible . Adding your own ext to the registery would make it global ext .When you just click it , the app associated with that kind of file make is run in that app.

[§tudz]

I already have this code, and I have done that, but it doens't open my program?

do I need to set a sub or somthing in my program, so when it's opened by the a file being clicked that it puts the file data into the correct places?

[Pirate]

Originally posted by §tudz
I already have this code, and I have done that, but it doens't open my program?

do I need to set a sub or somthing in my program, so when it's opened by the a file being clicked that it puts the file data into the correct places?

Let's say :
after you finish working on a file within your app , you must save it then. When you try to run it , the registry is aware of what app can recognize this file(if you set up this routine in the registery).Now,you need to build a method that reads file content and open the appropriate workspace(actually it depends on what sort your app is).I've tried this once .I created a game that saves where the user has stopped .Then run the main app and open the file and reads the content(it's long method).