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For a little more detail, see:<br />
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For a little more detail, see:

https://www.experts-exchange.com/topics/comp/lang/visualbasic/Q.10098316 [https://www.experts-exchange.com/topics/comp/lang/visualbasic/Q.10098316]


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I'm trying to have the user click on a button and<br />
launch a file, be it .wav or .avi or .pdf<br />
according to the windows' file/program association<br />
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are there any methods kinda like the shell method? (except an .exe is not specified)<br />
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thanks
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I'm trying to have the user click on a button and
launch a file, be it .wav or .avi or .pdf
according to the windows' file/program association

are there any methods kinda like the shell method? (except an .exe is not specified)

thanks

Openning a file using it's own program

Visual Basic is Microsoft’s event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) for its Component Object Model (COM) programming model. It is relatively easy to learn and use because of its graphical development features and BASIC heritage. It has been replaced with VB.NET, and is very similar to VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), the programming language for the Microsoft Office product line.