Tim,

Are you just trying to launch the app associated with a file extension? If so my website has some code showing how to use ShellExecute() to do that, you don't have to bother with the registry.

>Hi! I was wondering if anyone knows a way to get information from the registry in VFP 5.0.
>
>What I specifically want is:
>
>In HKEY_CLASS_ROOT
>where all the extensions are I want the class name like
>for example (on my comuter a BMP has:
>(Default) "ACDC_BMP"
>
>But if I use PAINTPICTURE the program won't open in the program the user is used to...
>
>So the question is can I get this info from the registry some how???