public class FileAssociations
{
// needed so that Explorer windows get refreshed after the registry is updated
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("Shell32.dll")]
private static extern int SHChangeNotify(int eventId, int flags, IntPtr item1, IntPtr item2);
private const int SHCNE_ASSOCCHANGED = 0x8000000;
private const int SHCNF_FLUSH = 0x1000;
public static void EnsureAssociationsSet()
{
var filePath = Process.GetCurrentProcess().MainModule.FileName;
EnsureAssociationsSet(
new FileAssociation
{
Extension = ".ucs",
ProgId = "UCS_Editor_File",
FileTypeDescription = "UCS File",
ExecutableFilePath = filePath
});
}
public static void EnsureAssociationsSet(params FileAssociation[] associations)
{
bool madeChanges = false;
foreach (var association in associations)
{
madeChanges |= SetAssociation(
association.Extension,
association.ProgId,
association.FileTypeDescription,
association.ExecutableFilePath,association.ExecutableIconPath);
}
if (madeChanges)
{
SHChangeNotify(SHCNE_ASSOCCHANGED, SHCNF_FLUSH, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
}
}
public static bool SetAssociation(string extension, string progId, string fileTypeDescription,
string applicationFilePath,string applicationIconPath)
{
bool madeChanges = false;
madeChanges |= SetKeyDefaultValue(@"Software\Classes\" + extension, progId);
madeChanges |= SetKeyDefaultValue(@"Software\Classes\" + progId, fileTypeDescription);
madeChanges |= SetKeyDefaultValue($@"Software\Classes\{progId}\shell\open\command",
"\"" + applicationFilePath + "\" \"%1\"");
madeChanges |= SetKeyDefaultValue($@"Software\Classes\{progId}\DefaultIcon", applicationIconPath);
return madeChanges;
}
private static bool SetKeyDefaultValue(string keyPath, string value)
{
using (var key = Registry.CurrentUser.CreateSubKey(keyPath))
{
if (key.GetValue(null) as string != value)
{
key.SetValue(null, value);
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
}
public class FileAssociation
{
public string Extension { get; set; }
public string ProgId { get; set; }
public string FileTypeDescription { get; set; }
public string ExecutableFilePath { get; set; }
public string ExecutableIconPath { get; set; }
}