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Thanks for your help. I also find a way to execute a file with its default
program.
It can be done with the following command:

          Runtime.getRuntime().exec("cmd /c Start filename.pdf");

The only thing is that this shows a DOS windows for a very short moment.

"John McGrath [TeamB]" <ng-b@JPMcGrath.net> schreef in bericht
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> On Thu, 3 May 2001 16:06:27 +0200, Erwin Olaerts wrote:
>
> > Is it possible to get the default program of a Windows
> > environment for a certain file-type ???
> >
> > For example: I want to know what (and where) the default
> > application for opening PDF-files is on a certain system.
> > Lets say it's Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 and the exe to run
> > is C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
> > Is it possible to retrieve this information in Java ???
> > And how do I do this???
>
> As far as I know, there is no easy way to determine the application
> associated with a file type without resorting to native code.
>
> But this will probably do what you want.  Of course, this is Windows
> only:
>
>    Runtime.getRuntime().exec( new String[] { "rundll32",
>       "url.dll,FileProtocolHandler", fileName } );
>
> This should launch the application associated with the specified file.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> John McGrath [TeamB]
>
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