[dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and Fax Viewer - Nameand path of the exe file

Hi A.D

Here's a simple method:

Public Function ShowImage(ByVal strFile As String) As Long
  
  Dim lngResult As Long

  lngResult = Shell("rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll, ImageView_Fullscreen " &
strFile & "")

  ShowImage = lngResult

End Function

strFile must be either a directory or a file; wildcards are not
accepted.

/gustav

>>> adtp at touchtelindia.net 03-12-2004 19:08:20 >>>
Stuart,

    My sincere thanks. Your help is extremely valuable (as always). 

    Would you by any chance be in a position to suggest the proper
syntax in VBA code (e.g. Shell, ShellExecute or any other command) for
opening a specific image file in full screen mode, using Windows Picture
and Fax Viewer ?

Thanks again,
A.D.Tejpal
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Stuart McLachlan 
  To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues 
  Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 10:26
  Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows XP - Windows Picture and Fax Viewer -
Nameand path of the exe file


  On 3 Dec 2004 at 9:49, A.D.Tejpal wrote:

  > Urgent ===== I need the name and path of the exe file that
launches
  > Windows Picture and Fax Viewer in Windows XP installation. 
  > 

  It's not an exe, it's a shell extension system dll .  

  10 seconds googling found:
  http://www.tech-recipes.com/windows_tips767.html 
  <quote>
  Directions
  By default XP uses Windows Picture and Fax Viewer to preview
pictures. It 
  takes a while to get used to it; however, once you do, it's hard to
go 
  back.

  Several programs when installed try to take over the role of picture

  preview. This is very difficult to reverse. Here's how you do it.

        1. Click Start
        2. Click Run
        3. In the textbox type: regsvr32 shimgvw.dll
        4. Click OK


  You may or may not have to reboot to see your changes.
  </quote>

  and

  http://www.theeldergeek.com/delete_pic_and_fax_viewer.htm 
  <quote>
  If you find the default Picture and Fax Viewer more of an annoyance
than a 
  help, it can be removed as follows:

  [Start] [Run] type regedit.exe and click [OK]
  Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/SystemFileAssociations/image/ShellEx 
  /ContextMenuHandlers
  Delete the Folder ShellImagePreview under ContextMenuHandlers

  If you change your mind and want to restore the Picture and Fax
Viewer

  Create the ShellImagePreview folder and create the String Value
(Default)
  Assign it the value {e84fda7c-1d6a-45f6-b725-cb260c236066}

  </quote>-- 
  Stuart