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Shilpa
3/21/2006 9:22:31 PM

Hi All,

I want to write C# code to identify a file type and open the file in
the associated editor.
For example, text files should be identified and opened in notepad,
html should be opened in internet explorer/netscape/mozilla.
At design time, I do not know if internet explorer/netscape is
installed on the client machine. The C# code should identify that and
open.

Please help.

Regards,
Shilpa

Brendan Green
3/23/2006 12:00:00 AM

If you just execute the file via System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(...) it'll
be opened with whatever program is associated with the extension.
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