Starting VB Application from File Selection 1

[donallan]

In writing a VB project I have added the file association to specific file type created when user saves his/her work. Double clicking this file in Explorer will launch my application but will not load the file into the program.

Can anyone give me pointers on how to get my program to load a specific file into an application from selection outside the application?

 

[dilettante]

You need to set up your file association so that it invokes your program like:

C:\Program Files\WizzyCorp\MyProg.exe %1

In your program you use the

Command

variable (built in) to retrieve the string passed to your program on the "command line" by Windows. The %1 will have been replaced by the name of the file you want to process.

Then you need to use the string value of

Command

to open the file in your program.

You might need to use "%1" in case the file name has spaces or anything in it or its path.

 

[donallan]

Many thanks. Learned something new today! You pointed me in the right direction and solved my problem.