>How can I get the Windows (registry) File association via VFP or WinAPI. I am returning a file from GETFILE() call, and need to automatically load this file in Windows associated application synchronously (must terminate external application to return to VFP application for event capture).
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>Fz - Boston MA

LPARAMETERS lcFileName 
LOCAL lcbuffer, lnresult, lcExe
DECLARE INTEGER FindExecutable IN Shell32;
  STRING lpFile, STRING lpDirectory, STRING @lpResult

lcbuffer = SPACE(200)
lnresult = FindExecutable(lcFileName, "", @lcbuffer)

IF lnresult > 32
	lcExe = LEFT(lcBuffer, RAT(CHR(0), lcbuffer )-1)
ELSE
	* Error or no association
	lcExe = ""
ENDIF	
RETURN lcExe