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Name: nader Date: August 31, 2003 at 23:19:00 Pacific OS: 98 CPU/Ram: 800
Comment:
I am searching the way to write a program have treeview of files. And then click on the file names in the treeview then windows open it with an associated program.for example: Doc file open with word and Pdf open with Acrobat reader and … (Same a windows explorer). I am using the VB6 for programing Thanks
Name: Chi Happens Date: September 1, 2003 at 21:52:35 Pacific
Reply:
You can use ShellExecute and simply execute the file (if the association is already made it will open), or use ShellExecute to open the target executable and pass the file as the parameter.
Hope this gets you pointed in the right direction, Chi Happens
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