>Bret,
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>ShellExecute will return an error condition flag if there is no association for .htm files. The code in the dfwinapi classlib of the spyin.zip file has all the details.
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>>Do you know of a good class that is available to enter a key and it tell me if the registry has that key registered?

Your class is a great tool and I appreciate your time. My question involves knowing ahead of your shell.execute() method whether a .TAP extension is valid and can be handled by the system. Post error processing is ok, but in this instance I would like to know that the extension can be handled before hand.
Any help would be appreciated.