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ShellExecute API automatically performs this for you:<br />
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&quot;Using the ShellExecute Function to Launch Applications in Visual Basic&quot;<br />
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ShellExecute API automatically performs this for you:

"Using the ShellExecute Function to Launch Applications in Visual Basic"
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Is it possible to determine the default file type for an extension from within a vb program? I want to be able to execute the default application for an object based on it's extension.
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Is it possible to determine the default file type for an extension from within a vb program? I want to be able to execute the default application for an object based on it's extension.

Default File Type

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.