FINDEXE Method (System) [Revelation On-Line Wiki]

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====== FINDEXE Method (System) ======


 
==== Description ====
 
 
This method returns name and path of an executable file (.exe) associated with the specified document file.
 
 
 
 
==== Syntax ====
 
 
ExeName = Exec_Method( "SYSTEM", "FINDEXE", File, Directory )
 
 
 
 
==== Parameters ====
 
 
 
^Name^Required^Description^
|File|Yes|Name of the document file to find the executable for.|
|Directory|No|The default directory for the search.|

 

 


 
==== Returns ====
 
 
The name and path of the executable file associated with the specified document.  If no association can be found a numeric Windows “SE_ERR_” code is returned instead.
 
 
 
 
==== Remarks ====
 
 
This method is a simple wrapper around the Windows API FindExecutableW function - further information regarding this may be found on the MSDN website.
 
 
 
 
 
 
==== Example ====
 
<code>
 
//// Example - find the exe associated with a text file//
   
   TextExe = Exec_Method( "SYSTEM", "FINDEXE", "test.txt", "c:\temp" )
 
 
 

</code>

 
==== See Also ====
 
 
SHELLEXEC method.