Should be simple: CFile Dialog filters
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When I create an application. Do the files my app uses (such as files the user can load) have to have an extension of only 3 characters? If so, how do I determine what extensions are already in use to ensure that my extensions are unique and have their own icon?
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When I create an application. Do the files my app uses (such as files the user can load) have to have an extension of only 3 characters? If so, how do I determine what extensions are already in use to ensure that my extensions are unique and have their own icon?
JKallen wrote: Do the files my app uses (such as files the user can load) have to have an extension of only 3 characters? three is typical, but you can have extensions of any length you like. ex: .JS, .CONFIG, .FOO. JKallen wrote: If so, how do I determine what extensions are already in use to ensure that my extensions are unique and have their own icon? strictly speaking, you can't. nobody keeps an authoratative list of file extensions. the best you can do is search the web (and your system registry) to see if you can find a match. Image Toolkits | Image Processing | Cleek
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JKallen wrote: Do the files my app uses (such as files the user can load) have to have an extension of only 3 characters? three is typical, but you can have extensions of any length you like. ex: .JS, .CONFIG, .FOO. JKallen wrote: If so, how do I determine what extensions are already in use to ensure that my extensions are unique and have their own icon? strictly speaking, you can't. nobody keeps an authoratative list of file extensions. the best you can do is search the web (and your system registry) to see if you can find a match. Image Toolkits | Image Processing | Cleek