Re: [GD-Windows] detecting installed application

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I thought it would pop up that dialog that asks how to choose which=20
application to open the file. I didn't think it would fail and return=20
control to me. I'll check on this though...

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From: "Dirk Ringe" <ri...@ph...>
To: "Game Development for MS Windows"=20
<gam...@li...>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 4:32 PM
Subject: Re: [GD-Windows] detecting installed application


> What happens if you run the PDF document via the ShellExecute command w=
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> no PDF reader is installed? Does the command fail or is the user annoye=
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> with the choose your application dialog? If you can make the command fa=
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> then that would be the most secure check whether acrobat is installed...
>
> Dirk
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> Research
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 25. Juli 2006 10:13
> An: Gam...@li...
> Betreff: [GD-Windows] detecting installed application
>
> Hi,
> Is there an easy way to detect whether a specific application is instal=
led
> in Windows?
>
> Our game runs from the CD tray (no install) and I want to provide a lin=
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> to
> our PDF manual. If the player has Acrobat installed, I want to open the
> file, it they don't have acrobat installed, I want to ask the player if=
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> they
> want it installed or not. So I need some way to detect whether Acrobat =
is
> already installed.
>
> Cheers,
> Brett
>
>
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