>>George,
>>
>>I ran the following:
>>
>>oFSO = CREATEOBJECT('Scripting.FileSystemObject')
>>oFile = oFSO.GetFile(cFile)
>>?oFile.Type
>>
>>on each file in a folder.
>>
>>Most VFP files are list as
>>'Microsoft Visual FoxPro Menu/Report/Labels....'
>>
>>However, PRG's are listed as 'Microsoft FoxPro for Windows'.
>>
>>What I really like to do is handle the user picking certain types
>>of files. Can I rely on these return values to be the same on all
>>PC's. Probably not, but I thought I'd ask.
>
>Kevin,
>
>What's being shown is the association stored in the registry. As Ken mentioned, this isn't 100% reliable. Unfortunately, it's the closest thing we've got.

Actually, it is reliable; it reports the setting last established for the system reliably and acurately. Last man standing wins. The trouble is, it may not be the answer you're looking for. Only examining the file extension can allow the system only to report what it has been told is the correct behavior for things with that extension - it makes its decision based on that context alone.