VB equivalent in Studio 2005 - FollowHyperlink (opening files)

[df]

In the old days of Visual Basic for Applications, I successfully opened a
file (of any file type: .dwg .pdf .doc etc) in its own application using:

ActiveWorkbook. FollowHyperlink Address:=filepa th, NewWindow:=True

I don't want to read/write the file, nor to display FileDialog, I just want
to open a named file it in its own application (usually Adobe.pdf).
In Visual Studio 2005 I can successfully find the file using wildcards in:

My.Computer.Fil eSystem.GetFile s

but neither of the following will open the file or report an error:

System.IO.File. Open(filepath, IO.FileMode.Ope n)
Microsoft.Visua lBasic.FileOpen (1, filepath, OpenMode.Random )

Presumably, I am not using the appropriate Method. Probably the answer's
simple, can anyone help, please?

--
dave

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

DF,

Open a file is in my idea a kind in my idea misplaced term still existing
from the tapereader. You want to read a file from disk I assume, but than
the application has to use it.

Mostly that what is readed using file access is a string. It can as well be
a part of a special application. But than has the application like Office as
you showed the code to do that.

Reading a file is mostly using the streamreader.
http://windowssdk.msdn.microsoft.com...eamreader.aspx

I hope this helps something,

Cor
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In the old days of Visual Basic for Applications, I successfully opened a
file (of any file type: .dwg .pdf .doc etc) in its own application using:

ActiveWorkbook. FollowHyperlink Address:=filepa th, NewWindow:=True

I don't want to read/write the file, nor to display FileDialog, I just
want
to open a named file it in its own application (usually Adobe.pdf).
In Visual Studio 2005 I can successfully find the file using wildcards in:

My.Computer.Fil eSystem.GetFile s

but neither of the following will open the file or report an error:

System.IO.File. Open(filepath, IO.FileMode.Ope n)
Microsoft.Visua lBasic.FileOpen (1, filepath, OpenMode.Random )

Presumably, I am not using the appropriate Method. Probably the answer's
simple, can anyone help, please?

--
dave

[Patrice]

Her you open as if you wanted to read/write the file content.

You have actually to "launch" the file i.e. the associated application will
launch and will open the file. See Process.Start.. .

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Patrice

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In the old days of Visual Basic for Applications, I successfully opened a
file (of any file type: .dwg .pdf .doc etc) in its own application using:

ActiveWorkbook. FollowHyperlink Address:=filepa th, NewWindow:=True

I don't want to read/write the file, nor to display FileDialog, I just
want
to open a named file it in its own application (usually Adobe.pdf).
In Visual Studio 2005 I can successfully find the file using wildcards in:

My.Computer.Fil eSystem.GetFile s

but neither of the following will open the file or report an error:

System.IO.File. Open(filepath, IO.FileMode.Ope n)
Microsoft.Visua lBasic.FileOpen (1, filepath, OpenMode.Random )

Presumably, I am not using the appropriate Method. Probably the answer's
simple, can anyone help, please?

--
dave

[df]

Patrice
Splendid!
It works, many thanks - I would have spent days trying to find it.
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dave
"Patrice" wrote:

Her you open as if you wanted to read/write the file content.

You have actually to "launch" the file i.e. the associated application will
launch and will open the file. See Process.Start.. .

--
Patrice

"df" <df@discussions .microsoft.coma écrit dans le message de news:
ED************* *************** **...icrosof t.com...

In the old days of Visual Basic for Applications, I successfully opened a
file (of any file type: .dwg .pdf .doc etc) in its own application using:

ActiveWorkbook. FollowHyperlink Address:=filepa th, NewWindow:=True

I don't want to read/write the file, nor to display FileDialog, I just
want
to open a named file it in its own application (usually Adobe.pdf).
In Visual Studio 2005 I can successfully find the file using wildcards in:

My.Computer.Fil eSystem.GetFile s

but neither of the following will open the file or report an error:

System.IO.File. Open(filepath, IO.FileMode.Ope n)
Microsoft.Visua lBasic.FileOpen (1, filepath, OpenMode.Random )

Presumably, I am not using the appropriate Method. Probably the answer's
simple, can anyone help, please?

--
dave