The Registry is a powerful tool for Windows programmers. The following sections merely scratch the surface of the subject. To really understand the Registry, see "Inside the Registry for Windows 95" by Gunter Born, Microsoft Press 1997.
Document-centric applications can be run by double-clicking an icon for a specific document in Windows or the file name in the Windows Explorer (see Figure 19.3).
Most applications require users to start the application, then load the document. Document-centric applications can start directly from the documents they create.
You should register your application in the Registry if you want your users to be able to open application documents directly through the Windows Desktop or Explorer.
Two system registration tasks are of vital interest to Visual Basic programmers:
The following sections describe these tasks.
The Registry is a powerful tool for Windows programmers. The following sections merely scratch the surface of the subject. To really understand the Registry, see "Inside the Registry for Windows 95" by Gunter Born, Microsoft Press 1997.