| Title: | Microsoft Visual C/C++ |
| Moderator: | PLUGH::needle |
| Created: | Tue Mar 16 1993 |
| Last Modified: | Wed Jun 04 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1121 |
| Total number of notes: | 4385 |
I've written a program and associated a file extension with it in Explorer. If I start the program and drag a file from Explorer onto the program's window, the program will open the file. If I double-click the file in Explorer, my program will start up, but Explorer will give the error Cannot find the file 'filename.ext' (or one of its componens). Make sure the path and filename are correct and that all required libraries are available. and my program doesn't open the file. What do I have to add to my code to make double-clicking in Explorer do the right thing? PJDM
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| 1108.1 | 19584::DZIEDZIC | Tony Dziedzic - DTN 381-2438 | Wed Apr 09 1997 11:24 | 6 | |
Sounds like you may have entered the association incorrectly.
Most of the Microsoft-supplied entries I've seen have used
double quotes around the program name and the parameters; e.g.,
"C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\WORDPAD.EXE" "%1"
Can you list the Explorer association for your file type?
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| 1108.2 | 60675::nessus.cao.dec.com::Mayne | A wretched hive of scum and villainy | Wed Apr 09 1997 23:20 | 5 | |
The double quotes are there: m:\Code\NTj\AlphaRel\NTj.exe "%1" PJDM | |||||