Create A File Association In Program?
Nov 23, 2009
I am trying to create a file association in my program, which requires me to create some keys in the registry. However, when I try to create the keys, I get a System.UnauthorizedAccessException.
I have tried searching for a solution, and the only thing I can find is various examples of passing a boolean value to request write access for the "OpenSubKey" method. My problem currently is not opening the key, it's creating it. I have tried several of the different overloads to no avail.
I am guessing that I will need to temporarily elevate the access of my app to create the registry key. What I don't want to do is permanently raise the access of my app just to accomodate this one, small function, which should only really be needed by the user one time in order to create the file association.
Here is my code in progress:
Private Sub chkSOPAssociation_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles chkSOPAssociation.Click
If chkSOPAssociation.Checked = True Then
[Code]....
I have a checkbox on my form. When the user clicks it, it sets the file association if the checkbox is checked, or else it deletes the association if the checkbox is unchecked.
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Jul 20, 2009
I'm having a slight problem getting my program to load a save file when double clicking the save file.I'm using the Command$() to get the command line argument. I can open a save file by dragging it onto the exe. But not by double clicking the save file (after it's associated with the exe).I though dragging and dropping a file on a program and double clicking the file would open it in the same way, but I guess not.So in short how does file association work and how do I get the file path set to a var when the program loads.
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Dec 19, 2010
know how to create a custom file association ( a custom extension ) in VB .Net and how to open it on the application
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Jan 8, 2011
I'm trying to do program that do something with F1 and F2 keys. So all working while my program is active. If my program is on screen. If I'm using other programs and my program isn't active on screen then these buttons won't do anything.
My code so far:
This is under load program :
Me.KeyPreview = True
This is when keys are pressed :
Private Sub frmMain_KeyDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles Me.KeyDown
Select Case e.KeyCode
Case Keys.F2
MessageBox.Show("F1")
[Code] .....
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Jun 10, 2010
after downloading an emulator for the gameboy advance, all my icons hav turned to the adobe logo. When I double click on them, all that happens is the abobe reader comes up and says it can't open it. The only way I have found to open them is right clicking on them and hitting properties and clicking on shortcut ---> open file location and opening it from there.However I would like to open it regularly and I am not very computer savvy but I believe it has to due with file association.
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Jul 2, 2009
I'm trying to use Adobe's command line parameters to launch a PDF file with a user's search term passed in automatically. Unfortunately, Adobe's syntax for this command requires me to start Acrobat.exe (or AcroRdr32.exe) and pass in parameters, including the PDF file name.I have users that might have any version of Adobe Acrobat from 5.0 up, or they might be using Adobe Reader version 5.0 and up. I know when I double-click a PDF file, Windows has an association with that file that points to wherever Acrobat.exe (etc...) is installed to launch the program. How can I get access to that information?I've looked in the registry at"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.pdf", but don't see much in there that would lead me to "c:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat 8.0Acrobat.exe" or wherever the program is installed. Does anyone know how I can access this information?
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Dec 19, 2009
Ok, I'm trying to tackle this topic again. I have searched for setting file associations in the registry, and I only find references to adding the association the ClassesRoot, which, in Vista 64, throws an Access Denied exception.I would like to know if it is possible to set the association somewhere other than classesroot in the registry. Or, if it must be set in HKCR, then the proper way to temporarily elevate the application to perform the registry change.
What should happen is user clicks a button in my program to add the file associations, a Vista security dialog pops up prompting the user to confirm the operation or enter administrative username and password, user confirms, application sets the file associations, then drops back down to regular security.
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May 3, 2012
I have a tab-based application that handles multiple documents. It is designed such that the user cannot run multiple instances of application. Furthermore, the user can double-click on a document file, and the application will launch itself and open it.[code]...
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Oct 30, 2009
I am trying to remove the File Association I created in the Project properties tab 'Publish'/ 'Options'.I have tried deleting all the entries but is won't let me 'OK".Here is a picture of the evil dialogbox.
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Jun 3, 2010
ive got a custom archive type, which i have all the associations set to me application for, when the users double clicks these files i want them to auto import, but im a little stuck on my next step.[code]the tomove string would need to point at the file which was double clicked/ran, and the textbox1.text replaced with the file name of the file that was ran.[code]And the code runs, but i need to replace the "test" (previously it was textbox1.text) withthe name of the file which was ran, is that possible?
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Oct 27, 2011
[ First off, this is not really a VB question -- it's a Windows 7 question, but when I posted it on a forum for Windows, a Windows "Support Engineer" suggested that I post it here. So here goes ... ]I have an old custom program (written in VB6) that opens a custom file type, but requires a qualifier in the command prior to the file name, similar to this:
myprogram.exe /i "myfile.seo"
The "/i" stands for "input file".
Back in Windows XP, I was able to make some very detailed changes to the file association for the ".SEO" file type, so that the "Open" action could contain this command:
myprogram.exe /i "%1"
The result was that I could click on any .SEO file and the filename would be substituted into the above command, in place of the %1. This did exactly what I needed.I have been unable to find a way to insert the command-qualifier "/i" into the file association in Windows 7.For a specific .SEO file, I can create a .BAT file, but that's a very limited 'solution'.
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Nov 2, 2011
I want to create my own extension without changing my registry file. I have a VB.NET project and I firstly want to create my own extension like ".abc" afterwards if there is any file like xxxxxx.abc when a person try to open this file I want windows to startup my project and open that file.
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Jun 19, 2010
I have a very simple HTML reader for reading offline documents, and works very well when open using the menu. What do I need to do to get the reader to display the document I selected using by doing a double-click on the document name? The application will load, but the WebBrowser control stays blank. There's not a lot of code in the program so I will list it below.
Dim fName As String
Private Sub OpenToolStripMenu_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles OpenToolStripMenu.Click
OpenFileDialog1.Filter = "HTML Files|*.html"
OpenFileDialog1.FilterIndex = 1
[Code] .....
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Jul 24, 2010
I have an application that has a tabcontrol to handle multiple documents, just like Notepad++. And I also have file association working correctly with it.All I want to do is to make it open the double-clicked file onto a new "codetab" instead of creating a new instance of the program just to open a file.
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Jun 13, 2010
Before I start, I'm not 100% sure this is the right place to ask. Okey, so I'm making my own Notepad, which will contain newer features. (Private use only though) One of them being tab control.
Now I want the program to be in the "Open With..." menus for all files, so I can choose myself.
And if the program is already running when user opens a new file, I want the text to appear in a new tab, instead of a new window of the program.
I tryed to be straight forward, and keep it short. So if you need more info, fell free to ask.
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Mar 13, 2011
I have tried to do this before with a custom file type for a text editor. I barely got it to work... and now I can't even find those files. Now I just want for when I make my NSIS Setup that the file association can allow the mp3 player to play the files when the file itself is double clicked.
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Mar 2, 2009
I am using Process.Start(fileName) to let Windows open certain files outside of my application with their 'default application'.If "fileName" for example is a ".txt" file, it opens the file in Notepad. If it is a folder, it opens windows explorer with that folder selected.This all seems to work well, except when the user enters a file that has no application 'linked' to it.(a file that has no file associations)I have wrapped the Process. Start() in a Try/Catch block so that any errors are caught and displayed.When I now open a file without any file associations (windows does not know with which application to open it) it tells me that it cannot find any application to open it with. (The exact error is in dutch so I don't think that's going to be much help here, but I think it's clear what's happening, no?)What I would like to happen in this case is that the windows "Open With" dialog comes up, asking the user to select an application to open the file with. Now it just displays the error message and continues, making it impossible for the user to open the file unless he browses to the file manually and sets up the file association, something many users probably don't know how to do.
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Oct 25, 2009
I want my program to be able to create a '.txt' file when it is run for the first time, with the date and time the program was accessed, and to be able to add new 'logs' of program history every time it is accessed. What i mean is that i want my program to be able to create a '.txt' file, and then fill in the dates and times when the program is opened.
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Dec 28, 2009
How to create a dll file using Visual Basic.net ? I'm using MS Visual Studio 2008.
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Feb 19, 2009
I wanted to create a pdf file and write some repots in that using vb.net. This shld be created on click of a button. i have adobe reader in my machine. Is that enough to create a pdf file using vb.net? please help how to do this programming.
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Oct 25, 2009
In VB6, my program simply compile to a nice simple .exe file.
However, with vb.net there are things like whatever.vshost.exe, for example.
Then there is AxInterop.MSWinsockLib.dll and so on. Should I upload that into the directory of my customer?
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May 21, 2009
I want to create a program in vb .net that let me know who is using a specific file? Because I often update an .exe file but if it's in use I can't overwrite it. So if I know who is using the .exe I can call him to tell him o close the app.
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Aug 6, 2009
I was thinking about creating a program that creates an .exe file. (I know that that is very difficult but I have 3 days that I'm not sleeping because i'm thinkin about it)The program should create the .exe file on button clickThe created exe should be in Normal Windows State, it should have only a button that doesn't do anything and it's path should be C:UsersAdministratorDesktop
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Jul 28, 2010
How would one go about associating a file type with his application? I know how to read the command line arguments but I am not sure how I can "register" the file extension with Windows. Furthermore, my application is a stand-alone executable, so how would I keep Windows up-to-date on the location of my program?
I did a fair amount of searching and all I could find were old articles that didn't explain everything. How can I create file associations to a stand-alone executable in VB.NET?
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May 12, 2010
how to create a own project file in my program?
Like my filetype is "*.test" and if i open it with my program my listview and other things will load info.
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Apr 23, 2011
I've made a program with visual basic and i want to get the textboxs text(textboxes 1-3) to go into the command : System.IO.File.Create("in here") I'v try the & method iand it dosent work
My code in the form is :
Public Class Form1
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim wholetext1 As String
[CODE]...............................
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Jul 16, 2010
I have been doing a lot of searching on the web and cant seem to find a clear way of creating a custom file extentsion. I know to associate the file extension to a certain program, but how do create a format for the custom file extension?
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Oct 23, 2009
I am trying to create a textfile if it doesn't exist or append text to it if exists in vb.net.
For some reason, though it is creating the text file I am getting error saying process cannot access file.
And when I run the program it is writing text but how can I make it write in new line.
Dim strFile As String = "C:ErrorLog_" & DateTime.Today.ToString("dd-MMM-yyyy") & ".txt"[code]...
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Nov 22, 2009
Its suppose to preview an inf file i create with the program
Code:
Private Sub Button7_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button7.Click
If Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(TextBox1.Text) Then
[CODE]...
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Oct 25, 2009
I have been searching on the internet but couldn't find anything that would help me. I want my program to be able to create a '.txt' file when it is run for the first time, with the date and time the program was accessed, and to be able to add new 'logs' of program history every time it is accessed. What i mean is that i want my program to be able to create a '.txt' file, and then fill in the dates and times when the program is opened.
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