Activate a command program by its extension

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27 Jun 2005 3:32 PM

romy

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How Do I Activate the windows associated program by its extension ?

for example: if filename.txt - notepad filename.xls - excel.

27 Jun 2005 2:41 PM

Carlos J. Quintero [.NET MVP]

Hi Romy,

Just call Process.Start(filename.ext)

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Carlos J. Quintero

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