User is getting UCF_E_SPECIFY_APPLICATION: A valid application does not exist

symptoms

User is getting UCF_E_SPECIFY_APPLICATION: A valid application does not exist. when try to view or edit specific file even application exist on the machine.
Cause
No Registry entries to edit and view with the specific extension.

Resolution
The Win32 Native Library used by UCF to identity and launch applications on the client relies on entries in the Windows Registry to discover file-type/application associations. The sequence for identifying which application to use for a given type is as follows:
• Look for entries in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts matching the type
• For each sub-key found, the program identifier and name are recorded (i.e. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.asp\OpenWithProgids\aspfile)
• For each of the sub-keys, the program identifier is search for in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT (i.e. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\aspfile)
• If there is a shell sub-key, then the 'shell\open\command' and 'shell\edit\command' values are used for launching the application. If only one is available, then it will be used for viewing and editing.
For an example of a key that works, check HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.8\shell\Open\command.
So, immediate solution user can choose viewer/editor in WDK Client Application, or to provide sub-keys in the Windows registry HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\aspfile entry to indicate the shell/open/command and shell/edit/command values.