Reading text without an Open File dialog - visual basic

[AndersAnd87]

Hello, everyone!

I am trying to create an application like Notepad in Visual Basic 2005.
But how can I make this application read all text from a text file without having to display an Open File dialog?

An example:

A user has created a text file and saved it to the desktop, the document folder or whatever. The day after this user wants to edit the file, but when he opens the file, no text appears.
How do I fix this?

[SammyB]

Hello, everyone!

I am trying to create an application like Notepad in Visual Basic 2005.
But how can I make this application read all text from a text file without having to display an Open File dialog?

An example:

A user has created a text file and saved it to the desktop, the document folder or whatever. The day after this user wants to edit the file, but when he opens the file, no text appears.
How do I fix this?

In VB.Net you use StreamWriter and/or StreamReader. It's explained at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304427

[AndersAnd87]

I'm sorry, but it didn't help :(

My problem is:

when a user double clicks a text file, in the document folder, on the desktop, in the hard drive folder or whatever, Notepad opens and automatically reads the text that is stored in this file. What I miss in my application is a code that does what I described.

Do you have a code which may fix this?

[SammyB]

I'm sorry, but it didn't help :(

Do you have a code which may fix this?

No, you do! :o)

For each filetype that you want to open with your program, right-click, Open With, Choose Program, Browse to your program, and set the checkbox, always use the selected program. This can be done automatically with your install script: I'll post a link later when I find it.

[SammyB]

I'll post a link later when I find it.

Three articles:
http://www.simple-talk.com/dotnet/vi...etup-projects/
http://www.simple-talk.com/dotnet/vi...ustom-actions/
http://www.simple-talk.com/dotnet/vi...etup-projects/