Finding an executable under win32

[Uwe C. Schroeder]

Thanks, os.startfile works nice.


Uwe C. Schroeder wrote:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have an app that stores arbitrary files in a database. It keeps the
> mimetype. When I load a file out of the database I want to open the file
> with an application according to the mimetype.
> This is no big deal under linux since one can store application names in
> the DB and use which() to find the executable.
> On Win32 however the applications are usually not in the path. I know
> there are keys in the registry defining which app to use for which
> extension. There are also other keys defining the command to start the
> application.
> 
> I'm pretty sure someone had this problem before. Is there a module or
> something that actually takes a file extension (or mimetype) and finds the
> corresponding application from the windows settings ?
> I googled like crazy, read all docs I could find, but nothing....
> 
> Thanks
> 
>         UC
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