How do I call my progrom by click a file?

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Hi,
I am making a video player. Now I can play a video. But I would like that when I click a video file, it can be played in my player. What should I do? I guess I need to change register. I'd like to know how to change it and how to change it by C# code.
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Posted 23-Jun-14 0:24am

Water1988

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Bernhard Hiller · Answer 1 · 2014-06-23T03:42:00

Solution 2

You need a file association between your application and the file type of the videos. See e.g. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1556853/associating-file-extensions-with-a-program[^] or File Association in VB.NET[^]

Posted 23-Jun-14 3:42am

Bernhard Hiller

Yesudass Moses · Answer 2 · 2014-06-23T21:34:00

Solution 4

First you need File Association for the Extension.
After you associate the file, WIndows will call your program EXE and send the file name as a command line argument, You need to read the argument, and play the file.

Posted 23-Jun-14 21:34pm

Yesudass Moses

Raul Iloc · Answer 3 · 2014-06-23T00:33:00

Solution 1

You have to extend/customize the shell context menu.

Here is a good starting point: Use Shell ContextMenu in your applications[^]

Posted 23-Jun-14 0:33am

Raul Iloc

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johannesnestler 23-Jun-14 10:54am

no - he hust needs a file type association for relevant media file extensions, no need for a Shell Extension (could be useful but OP didn't ask for it)

Masoom.alam · Answer 4 · 2014-06-23T21:30:00

Solution 3

C#

Application.Run(new ConstructorOfApp());

Hope this will do the work.

Posted 23-Jun-14 21:30pm

Masoom.alam

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johannesnestler 24-Jun-14 12:28pm

???