Ok - it is a Platform SDK function!
Sorry for posting here but thanks for the answer!
Greetings,
timtos.
"Thomas Matthews" <Thomas_MatthewsReallyHatesSpam@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:3F635946.5030905@sbcglobal.net...[color=blue]
> timtos wrote:[color=green]
> > I want to use the IFilter interface. For that I am using the method
> >
> > STDAPI LoadIFilter(WCHAR const * pwcsPath,
> > IUnknown * pUnkOuter,
> > void ** ppIUnk);
> >
> > and this is working fine if the file extension of the passed file is known.
> > Otherwise the null filter is returned what I donīt want. Files with unknown
> > extension should use the default plain text filter.
> >
> > But although setting the registry entries FilterFilesWithUnknownExtensions to 1,
> > LoadIFilter always returns null for these files.
> >
> > How is it possible to get a valid filter for these types?
> > Thanks A LOT for any kind of information!
> >
> > Greetings,
> > timtos.
> >
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>
> I couldn't find "IFilter" in the C++ FAQ.
> I couldn't find "IFilter" in the ARM C++ compiler.
> I couldn't find "IFilter" in the GNU C++ compiler.
> I couldn't find "IFilter" in the Borland C++ builder compiler.
>
> Hmm, probably a platform specific function and best discussed
> in a platform or compiler specific newsgroup. Please see the
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>
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