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Alternative to ShellExecute?

Other than ShellExecute or ShellExecuteEx, is there a way to open
files (using the default file viewer for that type of file) from a
..NET application?

JG

Nov 5 '05 #1
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See System.Diagnostics.Process & System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo

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Other than ShellExecute or ShellExecuteEx, is there a way to open
files (using the default file viewer for that type of file) from a
.NET application?

JG

Nov 5 '05 #2
>See System.Diagnostics.Process & System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo

It worked! Thank you, Norman. This appears to be a wrapper around
ShellExecute.

JG
Nov 5 '05 #3

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