From: erewhon@nowhere.uk   
      
   On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 09:41:23 +0200, "hugh webster"   
    wrote:   
      
   >In a VB6 messaging application, I am adding attached documents.   
   >How do I let a user open a selected doc in its correct parent app?   
   >   
   >1) Use ShellExecute API?   
   >2) find the app from HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, then call Shell()?   
      
   >I think I have done it easily before, but I can't remember how!   
      
   ShellExecute is the MS recommended method   
      
   However the smart money is on using FindExecutable to get the full   
   name and path of the associated App, after one has got that Shell or   
   an API method will do.   
      
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