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

    Excellent - Gustav! So nice of you.

    One minor point that you may like to verify. When the function is used, the image displayed is not yet full-screen. Subsequent pressing of F11 key is found necessary for getting proper full screen. Any thoughts ?

Thanks again,
A.D.Tejpal
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Gustav Brock 
  To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com 
  Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 00:25
  Subject: Re: [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