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How can I associate a specific file extension with my application?

How can I associate a specific extension with my .NET application so that the user can open a file with that extension by just double-clicking it?

I have seen some questions and some answers on these topic, but nothing seems to be complete and going to the point.

My questions is:

What is the best strategy to associate a specific extension with an application? What are the necessary steps / tools to do so? How to include this in a setup deployment project?

Thanks

Solution

  • Read Hans Passant comment. Using direclty Setup Deployment Project and defining there file associations is quick and easy. Perfect.