Getting file association info

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From: Paul Kohlmiller
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 21:53

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In windows you can associate a file extension (eg. .doc) with an application
(eg. MS Word). I need to get this association information from within my
app. I can't find it in Petzold or the Windows API. Can someone point me in
the right direction? Thanks.
  
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From: paul@svl.cdc.com (Paul Kohlmiller)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
Subject: Getting file association info
Summary: Need a pointer to the function that can get file association info.
Keywords: windows associate application document
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