Win32/FetchCommand version 0.01 =============================== NAME Win32::FetchCommand - Perl extension for the Win32 API SearchPath, and filename extension association resolution. SYNOPSIS use Win32::FetchCommand; @Command = FetchCommand ('.pl'); ($Exe, @CmdLine) = FetchCommand ('file.txt'); ($Exe, @CmdLine) = FetchCommand ('file.txt', 'print'); DESCRIPTION This module is specifically for use with Win32::Process::Create. That interface requires the full path name of an executable, which FetchCommand provides based on the filename 'extension'. It is not always obvious (to a program) which executable should be run to process a given file, so this module provides a registry lookup to get the associated executable. INSTALLATION To install this module type the following: perl Makefile.PL make make test make install DEPENDENCIES This module will only run on Microsoft Windows, and requires a C compiler, a linker, and a 'make' utility for installation. COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE Put the correct copyright and licence information here. Copyright (C) 2004 Clive Darke This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.