Thanks, Ed for pointing me in the right direction. I will give that a look see.

James


>>Does anyone know how to add a new registered file type programmatically? I want to add the following:
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>>Description of type: URL:MailTo Protocol
>>Confirm Open After Download (checked)
>>Enable Quick View (checked)
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>>ACTIONS
>>Action: open
>>Application used to perform action: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\outlook.exe" -c IPM.Note /m "%1"
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>>I imagine this would be a Win32API call. If someone has done this before and wouldn't mind sharing a code example, I would appreciate it.
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>Actually, it's just a few registry entries underh HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT; one to create the association between a file type and an app, and the other a set of keys that describe the app. Take a look at how HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.DOC points to the handler for .DOC files; follow the app references and you'll see how the necessary entries should be created.
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>>TIA,
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>>James