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Application associated with a specific file name extension
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unit Unit1;
interface
uses
Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms,
Dialogs,shellapi, StdCtrls;
type
TForm1 = class(TForm)
Button1: TButton;
procedure Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
private
{ Private declarations }
public
{ Public declarations }
end;
var
Form1: TForm1;
implementation
{$R *.dfm}
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
sApp : array [0..256] of char;
begin
//this code should return notepad.exe
//*.xls would be excel.exe
//*.doc would be winword.exe
if FindExecutable('c:\test.txt', nil, sApp) >= 32 then
ShowMessage(sApp)
else
ShowMessage(SysErrorMessage(GetLastError));
end;
end.
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