View file based on it's file type - extension

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I pass a filename to a method which needs to open that file up with the
aPPlication associated with that filename. If the file MyFile.txt then the
method should open it up in Notepad,. If MyFile.doc is passed then it should
be open up in MS Word.
I am using vs2005.

[Peter Duniho]

On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:43:02 -0700, Ryan <Ry**@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

I pass a filename to a method which needs to open that file up with the
aPPlication associated with that filename. If the file MyFile.txt then
the
method should open it up in Notepad,. If MyFile.doc is passed then it
should
be open up in MS Word.

Use the Process class, passing the document name as the
ProcessStartInfo.FileName used. As long as you don't change the default
value of ProcessStartInfo.UseShellExecute from "true", the Process class
will use the Windows Explorer shell's file type associations to launch the
appropriate program.

Pete

[zacks]

On Aug 29, 1:09*pm, "Peter Duniho" <[e-mail]>
wrote:

On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:43:02 -0700, Ryan <[e-mail]>*
wrote:

I pass a filename to a method which needs to open that file up with the
aPPlication associated with that filename. *If the file MyFile.txt then *
the
method should open it up in Notepad,. If MyFile.doc is passed then it *
should
be open up in MS Word.

Use the Process class, passing the document name as the *
ProcessStartInfo.FileName used. *As long as you don't change the default *
value of ProcessStartInfo.UseShellExecute from "true", the Process class *
will use the Windows Explorer shell's file type associations to launch the *
appropriate program.

Pete

The quick and dirty method is to:

Process.Start("filename");

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Thanks to both of you.

"za***@construction-imaging.com" wrote:

On Aug 29, 1:09 pm, "Peter Duniho" <[e-mail]>
wrote:

On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:43:02 -0700, Ryan <[e-mail]>
wrote:

I pass a filename to a method which needs to open that file up with the
aPPlication associated with that filename. If the file MyFile.txt then
the
method should open it up in Notepad,. If MyFile.doc is passed then it
should
be open up in MS Word.

Use the Process class, passing the document name as the
ProcessStartInfo.FileName used. As long as you don't change the default
value of ProcessStartInfo.UseShellExecute from "true", the Process class
will use the Windows Explorer shell's file type associations to launch the
appropriate program.

Pete

The quick and dirty method is to:

Process.Start("filename");