> I installed Emacs 26.1 for windows and then associated the following > two executables: emacs.exe and emacs-26.1.exe to a file extension of > .vhd > > Unfortunately they pop up a dos windows in back of the emacs > windows. I read that I should have used runemacs.exe but I can’t get > windows to associate for example a .vhd (vhdl design file) to open > using runemacs.exe… it always pics one of the other two as a choice > and even if I chose the runemacs.exe it will not associate it. > > How can I get this resolved… I don’t want the dos windows needlessly > coming up every time I use emacs.
How about something like this to call emacsclientw? CMD> assoc .vhd=vhdlfile CMD> ftype vhdfile="c\emacs-26.1\bin\emacsclientw" --create-frame --no-wait --alternate-editor "c\emacs-26.1\bin\runemacs" "%%1"