Data files with a personal extension

[Alberto]

The app I'm developing works with xml files but I change the extension of
this files (now it's *.arb). Now I'd like to do this:

1) Change the icon of this files. I'd like to see an particular icon in this
files.

2) When the user makes double click over this files, I'd like to open the
app and load the data.

Thank you very much.

 

[Patrice]

Hi,

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc144148(VS.85).aspx should be a
good start (and IMO it will use your EXE icon)...

 

[Alberto]

Thank you.
But if the user makes a double click in the data file, how is it passed to
my app?

 

[Family Tree Mike]

Thank you.
But if the user makes a double click in the data file, how is it passed
to my app?

Hi,

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc144148(VS.85).aspx should be
a good start (and IMO it will use your EXE icon)...

It is passed to the executable as an executable argument, which you can
pull with Environment.GetCommandlineArgs.