Is it possible to open a file with the default program installed on Windows ? Lets say we have the exact location of the file on the hard disk and it is a *.pdf file , how can we give the order for that file to get opened by the default program ? In case it matters , I want to open *.pdf and *.doc files . It doesn't matter which program exactly will load the file , the default is fine by me .
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i want to write a program and set it as default to open .txt files so when i double click on a text file that it opens in that program and displays the text into a RichTextBox
my question is how do i display the text in the RichTextBox after opening the program through a double click on a text file?
I have a CheckedListBox. In the box are files from a directory. All *.jpg files.
Now I want to open the checked files with the default program.
I want to set my application to as the default program to open a .txt file. How can I do this? A link to a tutorial is ok too.. couldn't find any.
The biggest is obstacle is, how does my application know which file the user wants to open?
My app has some labels with email adresses, what i want to do is some kind of linklabel but instad of oppening an internet adress, i want it to open, for example, outlook, with the adress in the destination field (many programs does so), also, it would be fine if i can personalize a default email subject and text, but if i can open the program and put the adress i am already happy enough
View 21 RepliesI have recently published a simple text editor(just as an exercise). the editor has been published using Microsoft Visual Basic Express. Once the program is installed i wanted to make it a default opener for .txt files, so i clicked openwith ->Choose default program and then i was asked to show the location of the .exe. It seems like the .exe of my installed program doesn't exist. where the .exe is on a windows7 or tell me of another way of makeing that program the default opener.
Here is the link to the publish page: [URL]
I am deploying my application on a 64 bit windows 7 system (setting the platform property to x86) , after the installation process the app needs to set its connection string in the config file; and this is where I am having issues, the app is not able to write to the config file if/when its located under the program files directory (no admin privileges??), the app works fine when installed on a public folder.Please let me know how to give admin or write access to my app when its installed to the default program files directory
View 2 RepliesOk first i want to say im sorry if i put this inthe wrong section i have no idea what the thing im doing is called "I call it a notepad" Ok i made a notepad saved it ect now i got the .exe file i tryed making that my default notepad but when i click on a .txt file i get an error massage
C:Documentsand SettingsUserDesktopTry.txt is not a valid Win32 application
i dont get the point in making a program and not using it..The Notepad is only a simple one "My first project" Only has features like
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Edit 1 If anyone can tell me the diffrence between TextBox and RichTextBox would be nice also
My brother had his son make a simple maze program with Visual Basic. Now all exe files on his system open to the maze, even system restore opens the maze. They have windows xp and he usually can figure things out but this one has him stumped.
View 3 RepliesMy brother had his son make a simple maze program with Visual Basic. Now all exe files on his system open to the maze, even system restore opens the maze. They have windows xp and he usually can figure things out but this one has him stumped.
View 3 RepliesI have a program that when you set it as the default program for opening rtf files, and open the file, not from the program, but from windows. It doesn't open it at all. It launches my program but, the file doesn't open in my richtext box.
View 1 RepliesI have a program that needs to access the files that are open by another program on the computer.When my application comes up I can easily see if the other application is running with the .net Process.GetProcessesByName method
Dim MyProcesses() as Process = GetProcessesByName("AnApplication")
For Each Instance as Process in MyProcesses
If MsgBox("application is running - do you want to end it?", MsgBoxStyle.YesNo or MsgBoxStyle.Question, "Warning") = MsgBoxResult.Yes then
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The problem is that the Instance.Kill does not allow the application to end gracefully. In VB6 you could use the SendMessage API to send a close message to the application and it would end gracefully - i.e. give the user the normal closing prompt. This just slays the application - leaving any open files in their potentially incomplete state, etc.
I'm new to VB and i want a simple program that opens a local htm file when you click a button into a iframe of the program.
What should the code say for the button to open a local file into a window?
I have a program that works when, a file is opened with it using the right click menu in explorer. But if I select multiple files and then right click and open with my program then it opens multiple instances of my program, instead of just passing the multiple files as arguments to a single instance. The program is written in vb.net but is not a windows form, it is just a module, so I can to tick the Single instance option in the properties in Visual Studio.So how do I open multiple files from explorer context menu in a single instance.
View 2 RepliesExecute the default image viewer when i pass the path of the image.
View 2 RepliesI have VB 2008 Express installed in my PC. I downloaded a program source code written in VB6 but could not open the files. What do I need to do to get this codes displayed.
View 4 RepliesDoes anyone know can server and client exchange information via tcp without server having to forward ports?I have something like chat client and server, but i need to forward ports in order to recieve messages from someone else or if that cant be done, is there a port that is open by default and not usually used by other applications?
View 3 RepliesI recently created a program that used asplash screen, however i later decided to use a form as my splash screen instead - how do i set the the form to appear first rather than the any others?
View 2 RepliesI am using VB 08 running an openfiledialogue wanting to get the result of the GDS file (*.gds) to be the default extension at the drop down menu instead of All file when the openfiledialogue box opens.
I coded it with:
OpenFileDialogue.Filter = "GDS File(*.gds)|*.gds|All files|*.*"
but the results i get in the open file dialogue box remains as all files being in the drop down menu as the default file extension. How to i set it to ".gds" format?
I am retrieving some pictures from the images in my Picture Box on the form I added my "images" folder to the bin/debug folder , and used the code for retrieving images from this directory.
Dim myDir As String = Application.StartupPath & "images" '-- my folder for images
I want my users to be able to click a button to open my company's webpage in the default browser when clicked.I'm using VB.net so all .net examples are acceptable.
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My situation is a little different. In my VB.NET project, I have imported (or created) a website that is contained in a folder named SAHelp. The idea is to have a local website installed to the user's computer so when they click help, the file C:[installation path]SAHelpindex.htm will open in their default browser.
I can certainly make this work by publishing a website to the real internet such as: System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("http://www.SomeDumbWebsite.com") which would act as my online help. But I want to bury this in my application.
Part 2: I'd like to detect if the user has an active internet connection:
If (User has Active Internet Connection) then
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("http://www.SomeDumbWebsite.com")
else
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i want to open the DEFAULT webbrowser of a computer in a controlled window in vb.net , and inside that windows (of the controlled default browser ) to open a webpage and remain in this page for a certain time ... then open another webpage in the same window and remain again for certain time ....
View 1 RepliesWhat I would like to do is allow the user to click a button which will open their default email program (e.g. outlook, windows live mail, etc) and create a new email with an attachment (from io.stream) ready for them.
View 2 RepliesI want to open the default email client with attachment. But mailto doesn't support attach.
View 3 RepliesIm trying to open a link in my default webbrowser (firefox) , ive coded it link this but doesnt seem to be working.[code]
View 9 RepliesHow can I set a file extension to open with my application?
Also how would I handle the file that it opens with?
Just a quick qquestion. My application opens a web browser window with the click of a button. Today it looks like this: Process.Start("[URL])(It's not this website, but this is just an example.) This will open the requested website with a specified number at the end of the adress.
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Is there any way to make the webbrowser control in vb.net open new window links in the users default browser, it currently opens all links in IE even though my default browser is firefox??
View 4 RepliesI know about the RichTextBox & to recognize links & the event for clicking links but when I click links now NOTHING happens, not anything at all, how do I make it so the links will open in the users default browser when clicked instead of nothing though?
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