I am looking to build an open with list, just like in the windows context menu,for image files.So how could i get the list of all programs associated with a file type ?
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I am looking to build an open with list, just like in the windows context menu,for image files.So how could i get the list of all programs associated with a file type ?
First source
If you look in the registry under
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bmp.The
(Default)value will show you the default associated program. In my case, this showsPaint.Picture, which links you toHKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Paint.Picture.Under
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bmpyou’ll also find the subkeyOpenWithListwhich contains subkeys to “Open With” applications.Second source
Under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExtsyou’ll also find a list of fileextensions. Look for.bmp, a subkeyOpenWithListexists there too. I think this source is what you need.