run assoc command without launching cmd.exe

Question

I am trying to find file associations before attempting to launch the file, the best way I could come up to find that association was using the assoc command, my question is can I run this command through some API way? Right now the application launches a cmd window to run the command and then parse the output.

Answer 1

try
{
    Process.Start(@"C:\textfile.txt");
}
catch(Win32Exception e)
{
    Process.Start(@"C:\");
}

Works for me. Starts the associated application (notepad) with the file. I realize it's not the best way with the exception handling, but it does work.

Answer 2

Check out http://www.codeproject.com/KB/dotnet/System_File_Association.aspx