>How can I using VFP and Win API
>define what application should be used
>to open a file ?
>
>Supose I have Text Editors like Wordpad, Word
>and StarOffice Word in a Network and each user
>want to use a distinct product to open a file with
>an .RTF extension created by VFP (RichText control)
>and saved as a new file with the .RTF extension.
>
>With which API I can define the application to open
>the file ?
>
>I want to use Wscript in VFP to open a .RTF file
>this way:
>
>ox = CREATEOBJECT("WScript.Shell")
>ox.Run("C:\Mydir\text1.RTF", SW_NORMAL, .F.)
>
>But, what I see is that the application must
>configure the user preferences for a Text Editor
>so I want to set up those preferences in the station,
>when startig and VFP Application.
>
>Could someone help me please ?
>
>Other question: Is it possible to configure WordPad Menu
>option's from VFP, Wscript or any other way ??
>
>Thank's in Advance and Merry Xmas for All !!

Peter,

This information is stored in the registry. It's a couple of step process. First retrieve the default value associated with the extension in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT hive. This is the ProgId. You'd then change the value found in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\< ProgID >\Shell\Open\Command.

For example, for a bitmap

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bmp

as the default value Paint.Picture

the key

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Paint.Picture\Shell\Open\Command

contains

""C:\PROGRA~1\ACCESS~1\MSPAINT.EXE" "%1""

Changing the above value will change the program associated with it.

You could easily use the registry class that comes in the FFC to do this.