Dave Angel <da...@ieee.org> wrote: > >Anyway, now you can see two batch files you could use to make a >particular version of Python active. The first one uses assoc and ftype >to fix the asssociations. And the other changes the environment variable >PATHEXT to make the extension optional. Note that changing the >environment variable is effective only for that DOS box, and its >children. If you want a permanent change, you need to change the >registry, probably at > hklm\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Contro/Session\Session >Manager\Environment\PATHEXT
The better way to do this is to bring up the System control panel applet (shortcut: WindowsKey + Pause/Break), Advanced, Environment Variables. In the System variables, click PATHEXT and Edit, and add ;.PY;.PYW to the end. -- Tim Roberts, t...@probo.com Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
