using %1

[mrz]

when i right click a file and then open it then the command that windows gets is something like: notepad.exe %1, in which the %1 is the file that i clicked.

question, how can i use the %1 file in my visual basic program ?

[MartinLiss]

Here is an example where the file is autoexec.bat

Dim RetVal As Integer
RetVal = Shell("C:\WINDOWS\NOTEPAD.EXE C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT", 1)

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Marty
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[VB-LEANER]

put this code in the load form of ur vb app.

code:
if command$ <> "" then msgbox command$


'then when u got ur program, edit the reg
' eg. C:\myapp.exe %1

[mrz]

i surely did not ask the right questiuon...

i right click a file(any file)

and choose - something, (i can put my program to run from the right click menu)

i want that my program will run and inside, use the file that i clicked . . . how do i do that ?

[VB-LEANER]

say u want to make ur own text editor??
use the above code to get the file when it is right clicked on. Once u have the file, do what ever u want to do wif it - then edit the reg
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell\open\command

and put the name of ur app followed by the %1
eg. C:\myapp.exe %1

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