OK, to check things out, start up RegEdit (or RegEdt32 or whatever). Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdf
The Default value will be "AcroExch.Document" Now look for HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AcroExch.Document\Shell\Open\Command The Default value should be something like: "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" "%1" In my registry I see a bunch of other AcroExch stuff, so maybe you ca look through those Shell\Open\Commands to see which one is set to use Distiller and then maybe work backwards by searching for that type in the associations part of the registry. For example, I have AcroExch.pdfxml, so I will go back to the root of HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, press Ctrl+F enter AcroExch.pdfxml as the search term and then search. This takes me to theHKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdfxml so I can see that .pdfxml is associated with whatever the Shell\Open command is. Frank. Frank Cazabon Samaan Systems Ltd. - Developing Solutions www.SamaanSystems.com On 19/07/2011 08:45 PM, Fred Taylor wrote: > I always thought they were one in the same, but as you said, my experience > indicates otherwise. The registry is something I've always tried to avoid > if possible. > > Fred > > > On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 5:11 PM, Frank Cazabon<[email protected]>wrote: > >> I don't think so (but your experience seems to indicate there may be), >> but haven't delved into the workings of this in many years. >> >> Frank. >> >> Frank Cazabon >> Samaan Systems Ltd. - Developing Solutions >> www.SamaanSystems.com >> >> >> On 19/07/2011 04:56 PM, Fred Taylor wrote: >>> Are there different registry entries for ShellExecute and for double >>> clicking a file in Explorer? We have one of our locations that insists >> on >>> bringing up full Acrobat Distiller (I think that's what it was) for >>> ShellExecute and Acrobat Reader (ACRORD32.EXE) for double clicking. We'd >>> like both methods to use Acrobat Reader. The association for PDF is >> listed >>> as AcroExch.Document. (via the command "ASSOC .pdf") The pdf files won't >>> open in Distiller, says they are corrupted. >>> >>> Fred >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 1:08 PM, Frank Cazabon<[email protected] >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Why don't you use ShellExecute to let Windows open up the file with >>>> whatever application is configured to open it? >>>> >>>> Frank. >>>> >>>> Frank Cazabon >>>> Samaan Systems Ltd. - Developing Solutions >>>> www.SamaanSystems.com >>>> >>>> >>>> On 19/07/2011 03:48 PM, Jeff Johnson wrote: >>>>> I have a button on a form that causes the application for a file to >> open >>>>> the file up. If the registry has "acrord32.exe" and I call the run >>>>> command it works fine. >>>>> >>>>> On my system what appears is "PDFPlus.document." I don't know how to >>>>> run this as "! /N PDFPlus.document my.pdf" does not work. >>>>> >>>>> Anyone know what I need to do to start PDFPlus from the button? >>>>> >>>>> TIA >>>>> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
