Opening Files

[HierOfIsildur]

I have a program that opens a .log file.

What code do I need to make it so that I can right click the .log file and open it with my program?

 

[Derek Stone]

Youll need to associate the file type of your choosing with your application. You do this by adding an entry to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. Launch RegEdit and youll see how it works. The namespace youre looking for is Microsoft.Win32 and the classes are Registry and RegistryKey.

 

[HierOfIsildur]

I know how to do the windows end of it.
Doesnt my program need code in Sub Main to open the file?

 

[Derek Stone]

Yes, System.Environment.CommandLine will contain the file that you need to open if one was passed as a parameter.

 

[HierOfIsildur]

Ok, thanks