Re: [GD-Windows] detecting installed application

[Jurjen K. <jka...@ni...>]

I'm pretty sure it does. There is a specific return code to indicate =
that
there is no known binding for a specific type of file. (E_NOASSOC or
something?)

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Verzonden: dinsdag 25 juli 2006 10:36
Aan: Game Development for MS Windows
Onderwerp: Re: [GD-Windows] detecting installed application

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...>
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Subject: Re: [GD-Windows] detecting installed application


> What happens if you run the PDF document via the ShellExecute command =
when

> no PDF reader is installed? Does the command fail or is the user =
annoyed=20
> with the choose your application dialog? If you can make the command =
fail=20
> 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 =
installed
> in Windows?
>
> Our game runs from the CD tray (no install) and I want to provide a =
link=20
> 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=20
> they
> want it installed or not. So I need some way to detect whether Acrobat =
is
> already installed.
>
> Cheers,
> Brett
>
>
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