Does windows provide a different/better/newer way than the ddeexec registry
key to open a file in an existing window? Is the accepted way to do this now
to take your arguments on the command line to a new instance of your
application, then find your own open application and tell it to open the
file
Matt Harriger wrote:
>
> I have a question about using DDE to launch a file in an existing
> application when double-clicked from explorer. I'm trying to use the
> built-in windows functionality for doing this by setting the
> application and topic keys in HKCR\my_file_type\shell\open
> \ddeexec. I
Hello all,
I have a question about using DDE to launch a file in an existing
application when double-clicked from explorer. I'm trying to use the
built-in windows functionality for doing this by setting the application and
topic keys in HKCR\my_file_type\shell\open\ddeexec. I also have
HKCR\my_fil
