I have updated the .Net front loader I wrote a while ago. It now allows you to double click a data file, which will open into your Excel App.
For example, if I build a dictor application, and save my data out to text file with a “.MIE” extension, I can now double click that file and it will open in dictor app.
Well that’s not quite true, the front loader will pass the full file path to the excel app, which must have a sub called “Automation_Open”, which can then do what it like with the file (path).

The work is done, by making a file association with the front loader when the application is installed (it is possible to do this at run time too). I have used “Inno Setup” to build my installation file, because VB express does not have a Setup Project (if you want the script let me know).
Anyway it’s pretty simple stuff, so take a look a the vb project and customise it for you own projects! 

Setup file for example:  M.I.E Front Loader v2.exe

vb project files:  Front Loader.zip