Erik Wikström wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am developing an application that will require its users to select
> certain files through a standard file dialogue. The problem is that if
> if they have MS Access installed it will have created a
> file-association which prevents this from working. So what I
> primarily would like is to have an easy way to delete this
> association, and with easy I mean something like a bat-file the user
> can run. Also, if someone knows, is there a way to then create a new
> association for that file-type, or to just change the association
> instead of deleting it to begin with?

I couldn't tell you precisely but the association will be in the
registry, under the list of file types in HKCR perhaps. You could then
create a *.reg file with the info you want so that a double click (and
an OK) will put it in the registry in place of the other.

Erik Wikström wrote:
> which prevents this from working. So what I primarily would like is to
> have an easy way to delete this association, and with easy I mean
> something like a bat-file the user can run. Also, if someone knows, is
> there a way to then create a new association for that file-type, or to
> just change the association instead of deleting it to begin with?

It's in the registry. Your application will need to scan the registry for
the appropriate associations, and change them appropriately (or delete them if
this is really what you want to do.)

Just google "windows file association registry"

Theres a few entries in google for this, and it appears that different
versions of Microsoft Windows use different keys. You will need to consider
this from within your application.

There are also various API and library functions for this. Google

"windows file association API"

Again, I think different versions of Microsoft Windows use different API
interfaces, so you will need to consider this from within your application.

Regards,

Mark.

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=?UTF-8?B?RXJpayBXaWtzdHLDtm0=?= wrote in
news:5bh4j.1138$R_4.762@newsb.telia.net:

> Hello,
>
> I am developing an application that will require its users to select
> certain files through a standard file dialogue. The problem is that if
> if they have MS Access installed it will have created a file-
> association which prevents this from working. So what I primarily
> would like is to have an easy way to delete this association, and with
> easy I mean something like a bat-file the user can run. Also, if
> someone knows, is there a way to then create a new association for
> that file-type, or to just change the association instead of deleting
> it to begin with?
>
> -- Erik Wikström

Read the Windows help for ASSOC and FTYPE, or type ASSOC /? and FTYPE /?
at a command prompt.

On 2007-12-01 21:43, Mark Blain wrote:
> =?UTF-8?B?RXJpayBXaWtzdHLDtm0=?= wrote in
> news:5bh4j.1138$R_4.762@newsb.telia.net:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am developing an application that will require its users to select
>> certain files through a standard file dialogue. The problem is that if
>> if they have MS Access installed it will have created a file-
>> association which prevents this from working. So what I primarily
>> would like is to have an easy way to delete this association, and with
>> easy I mean something like a bat-file the user can run. Also, if
>> someone knows, is there a way to then create a new association for
>> that file-type, or to just change the association instead of deleting
>> it to begin with?
>>
> Read the Windows help for ASSOC and FTYPE, or type ASSOC /? and FTYPE /?
> at a command prompt.

Thanks, this looks like what I need.

--
Erik Wikström