Determining application (including version) for opened files

Hi,
I have an Oracle Forms 6i client server application which runs under Windows XP. In this application, files are opened on the filesystem by executing the Windows API function Win_API_Shell.ShellExecute which essentially does the same thing as double clicking the file in Windows Explorer. The file will then open in its native editing software. I would like to programmatically record which application (including version) is used to open the file. Is there a way to get this information for any type of file you open? Any help would be appreciated.

Hi Alex,
Thanks for your reply. Our intention is to open any type of file through Forms and have the file open in its native application. We just want to be able to determine programmatically what application (including version) is used to open the file. We do NOT want to specify which application to use to open the file. For instance, if I open the file work.doc and it automatically opens in MS Word 8.0, I want to record that the file was opened in MS Word 8.0. Is there a way to do this?

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