RegisterFileAssociations(Boolean,String,String,String,String[]) Method

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Visual Basic (Usage)
C#
C++/CLI

Public Overloads Sub RegisterFileAssociations( _
   ByVal forCurrentUser As Boolean, _
   ByVal friendlyName As String, _
   ByVal defaultIcon As String, _
   ByVal openWithCmd As String, _
   ByVal ParamArray extensions() As String _
)

Dim instance As C1TaskbarButton
Dim forCurrentUser As Boolean
Dim friendlyName As String
Dim defaultIcon As String
Dim openWithCmd As String
Dim extensions() As String
 
instance.RegisterFileAssociations(forCurrentUser, friendlyName, defaultIcon, openWithCmd, extensions)

public void RegisterFileAssociations( 
   bool forCurrentUser,
   string friendlyName,
   string defaultIcon,
   string openWithCmd,
   params string[] extensions
)

public:
void RegisterFileAssociations( 
   bool forCurrentUser,
   String^ friendlyName,
   String^ defaultIcon,
   String^ openWithCmd,
   ... array<String^>^ extensions
)

Parameters

forCurrentUser: Specifies whether the file associations should be registered in HKEY_CURRENT_USER, not in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT which requires elevated privileges.
friendlyName: A friendly name for the data format, suitable to display to a user.
defaultIcon: The path to the default icon, such as, "systemroot\system32\imageres.dll,15".
openWithCmd: The command and arguments to be used when opening a shortcut to a document, such as, '"C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\PaintDotNet.exe" "%1"'.
extensions: The extensions to register, such as '.png'.

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

C1TaskbarButton Class
C1TaskbarButton Members
Overload List