>>>Get the default browser for the machine?
>>>
>>>
>>>Wayne
>>
>>You could check in the registry to see the Shell/Open command registered for htm files. This will be a two step process as different browsers register htm files as different file types. You'l have to look in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/.htm. After getting the value, check further down in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT for that type (for example, htm files on my machine or of type htmlfile.
>>
>>I then have to check HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/htmlfile/Shell/Open/Command to see the path to the program used to view html.
>>
>>There is probably an API call to get the default application for a file type, but I don't know it. George? Ed?
>>
>
>You can use:-
>
>declare long FindExecutable in "shell32.dll" ;
>string lpFile, string lpDirectory, string @lpResult
>
>local buffer, result
>
>buffer = space(2000)
>
> result = FindExecutable("c:\test.htm", "c:\", @buffer)
> if result < 32
> messageBox("** FAILED **")
> else
> messageBox("--- success --- [" + alltrim(buffer) + "]")
> * run it...
> endif
>
>You'll probably get back "[name of program][space][name of file]" e.g.
>"c:\apps\netscape.exe c:\test.htm"
>
>Remember to allocate space to the buffer - it's a little messy otherwise :-)
I'll give both methods a shot, thanks.
Wayne