From: donandjane@optusnet.com.au   
      
   "D & J G"  wrote in message   
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   > "Steve Gerrard"  wrote in message   
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   >> "D & J G"  wrote in message   
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   >>> Is there a way to instruct Windows file-handling - 'Opens with:'  - from   
   >>> within VB6?  I want to ensure that files with the .rtf (rich text)   
   >>> extension always go to Word Pad, no matter which future computer uses my   
   >>> program.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> Considering that some future computer may not even have Word Pad, this   
   >> seems like a bad idea.   
   >>   
   >> Surely you mean that you want *your* program to launch certain .rtf files   
   >> in WordPad? If so, then explicitly launching WordPad and passing it the   
   >> desired file would make more sense:   
   >>   
   >   
   > I'm cheating!!   
   > To simplify printing, the print instruction goes like this:   
   > Call Shell("write.exe /p " + App.Path + "\filename.rtf")   
   > If the rtf association isn't set, it doesn't work.   
   > Too simple??   
   PS. Call Shell("wordpad.exe /p " + App.Path + "\filename.rtf") doesn't work,   
   either!   
      
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