Re: opening a Windows application

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From: Hans Galema
Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 17:55

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JB wrote:
> I have a file name stored in my application. I want to be able
> to use this file name to open the file using the appropriate 
> Windows application. 


   AnsiString FileName = ..........;

   if ( ! FileExists ( FileName ) )
      {
      ShowMessage (  FileName + "\n\nnot found.");

      return;
      }

   HINSTANCE hinstance = ShellExecute (
      NULL
      , "open"
      , FileName.c_str()
      , NULL
      , NULL
      , SW_SHOWNORMAL
      );

    if ( (int)hinstance < 32 )
      ShowMessage ( FileName + "\n\ncould not be shellexecuted");

Hans.

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