Notepad in C#

We can build our simple texteditor with the help of C#, we also add option for save file open file(with our own extension).

But when we double click on that file(example.ourextesion) & browse to open with our *.exe a problem will occured!

That is our exe will open but contain are not shown. So, what's the problem??

The problem is when we double click to open our *.exe, but no one triger to our *.exe to open our file(example.ourextesion) ! - that's the problem!

So what will we do??

It's very eassy to solve this problem, I upload a sample project for your understanding.

The main thing which we forget I writedown here.

We should look 2 things.

1. check the string args[] value in Program .cs &

2. write a consturcter to load the file in Form1.cs

In Program.CS file, the default code is:

static void Main()
        {
            Application.EnableVisualStyles();
            Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
            Application.Run(new Form1());
        }

It will modified to: 

static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Application.EnableVisualStyles();
            Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
            if (args.Length > 0)
                Application.Run(new Form1(args[0]));
            else
                Application.Run(new Form1());
        }

Now in your Main Form here is Form1, a constructer will need to open a file for double click.

The code is as folllows to open a file in RichtextBox,

public Form1(string filename)
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            if (filename != null)
            {
                try
                {
                    richTextBox1.LoadFile(filename);
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    MessageBox.Show(ex.Message, "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
                }
            }
        } 

Now you can open your extension (like *.tanmay) on double click your file in any location of your computer

Note: For first time browse your *.exe to open your file which have your own extension.

If you have registry idea then you do it in registry value. 
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