Type File

T EDY

Hi all, Can Anyone tell me how i can check the type of a file?I mean i want to add checking file if the file not a .doc files then i want to show message box To show that the file extension is not .doc files Thank U For The Help :-D

Regards, Tomi

T EDY

Already solved by using FileInfo.Extension Thank U

Regards, Tomi

Vikram A Punathambekar

That is a basic check. It will not work if a DOC file is named, say, XLS. To be sure, you have to look at the file header.

Cheers, Vikram.

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Scott Dorman

The right way to do this is going to be using the SHGetFileInfo Win32 API. You will need to retrieve the SHGFI.TYPENAME value.

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