i added file extesions to associate with my program from Puplish/Option/File Association
But i dont know how to execute related codes when users open the file associated with my program?
how can it perform a specific code associate file type and determine which file type it is after program loaded?
Jump to PostYou need to retrieve the command-line arguments, if any, and test the first argument. It should be the file that launched the application.
Dim fi As IO.FileInfo ' used to test for file properties If My.Application.CommandLineArgs.Count > 0 Then fi = New IO.FileInfo(My.Application.CommandLineArgs(0)) If fi.Exists Then …
You need to retrieve the command-line arguments, if any, and test the first argument. It should be the file that launched the application.
Dim fi As IO.FileInfo ' used to test for file properties
If My.Application.CommandLineArgs.Count > 0 Then
fi = New IO.FileInfo(My.Application.CommandLineArgs(0))
If fi.Exists Then
Select Case fi.Extension.ToLower
Case ".fred"
' do something with fred
Case ".wilma"
' do something with wilma
Case Else
' do something else
End Select
End If
End If
thank you
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