Codex API: Shell

GetGenericViewer

The GetGenericViewer function obtains information on the default file viewer application to be used for viewing/editing files inside archives during a file view/update operation.

Note This function is provided for backwards compatibility only. Newer applications should use the GetGenericViewerEx function.

 

LPCTSTR GetGenericViewer(VOID);

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

The function returns the full path to the current default file viewer, such as "c:\windows\notepad.exe" (without the quotes).

If no default viewer exists, the function returns NULL.

Remarks

The default file viewer is only used when a file inside an archive cannot be opened by any one of the registered applications on the system, meaning that it is an unrecognized file type.

Requirements

Windows NT/2000/XP: Requires Windows NT 4.0 SP4 or later.
Windows 95/98/Me:
Requires Windows 98 (or Windows 95 with DCOM 1.2).
Header:
Declared in mCodexAPI.h.
Library:
Use mCodexAPI.dll.

See Also

Codex API Overview, Codex API Functions, SetGenericViewer