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Create a file association - 2/18/2005 1:03:36 AM

AzzerShaw

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Hi all

I am learning VB as Kix is my chosen scripting language but are new infrastrucutre is using VB login scripts for all are XPsp2 clients.

I need to create a file association and have found the following code

'Declarations:

'(None)
'Code:

Public Sub associate(EXT As String, FileType As String, _
FileName As String)
On Error Resume Next
Dim b As Object
Set b = CreateObject("wscript.shell")
b.regwrite "HKCR\" & EXT & "\", FileType
b.regwrite "HKCR\" & FileType & "\", "MY file"
b.regwrite "HKCR\" & FileType & "\DefaultIcon\", FileName
b.regwrite "HKCR\" & FileType & "\shell\open\command\", _
FileName & " %L"
b.regdelete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\FileExts\" & EXT & "\Application"
b.regwrite "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\FileExts\" & EXT & "\Application", FileName
b.regdelete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\FileExts\" & EXT & "\OpenWithList\"
b.regwrite "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\FileExts\" & EXT & "\OpenWithList\a", FileName

End Sub

'Sample Usage
Private Sub Form_Load()
associate ".jpg", "JPGFile", _
"C:\Program Files\Accessories\MSPAINT.EXE"
Unload Me
End Sub

But it is coming up with an error about 'Expected ('

? Im confused as to why this isnt working, can anyone help?

Thanks

Aaron

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Re: Create a file association - 2/18/2005 3:57:15 AM

drbelden

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Does it tell you what line the error is on?

This looks more like VB than VBS.

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Re: Create a file association - 2/18/2005 2:12:02 PM

token

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I never understand why people are reluctant to mention exactly which LINE in a script produced an error. So here it is again, what LINE is the error on ?

I believe it's VB, VBS doesn't allow you to decalre variable types.

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Re: Create a file association - 2/18/2005 3:11:31 PM

tnoonan

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agree tick out on error so it will report line. Use primalscript or some other third party. Helps us alot if you post code and line error so we do not waste alot of time, since most of us are responding to you between calls and projects at work or on our own time, which is suppose to be relaxing, which I Know for a fact token and several others have given there free time weekend and such helping others.

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