Re: how to associate files with application
Thanks Lasse, that was really helpful -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: how to associate files with application
Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 09:48:27 -0400, Colin J. Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] declaimed the following in comp.lang.python: I'm no Windows expert but I think that, using Windows Explorer, one can, with a right mouse click, select Open With. snip There are several ways to do this using Windows Explorer. I was under the assumption the OP wanted to know how he could automate it since that is what you typically want to do with applications you write. -- Lasse Vågsæther Karlsen http://usinglvkblog.blogspot.com/ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP KeyID: 0x2A42A1C2 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: how to associate files with application
Ashok wrote: hi, i want to know how to make a specific type of file open in an application i developed in python when the user clicks on the file.(in windows) for eg. a .txt file when clicked opens in notepad, a .doc file when clicked opens in MS-word. In the same way i want to make a .xyz file open in the application i developed when clicked. thanks in advance for any advice. You need to add several registry keys to do this, here's a short version of what you need to do: Example assumes you want to: 1. associate .ext with C:\Program Files\MyProgram\prog.exe 2. pass on any extra arguments to prog.exe (ie. test.ext 1 2 3 would send 1 2 3 as well to prog.exe) 3. associate the icon of prog.exe to any file with a .ext extension Ok, here's what you need to do: 1. Under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, add a key (folder) with the name .ext 2. Open that key, and set the (Default) value to MyProgramExtendedFile (this name is something you choose yourself and should be a identifier that identifies the file type. If your program supports several types of files, make up unique identifiers for each.) 3. Under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, add another key, this time with the same name you made up in 2. above, ie MyProgramExtendedFile 4. Open that key, and set the (Default) value to a textual description of the type of file. This is what will show up in explorer in the file type column. If you leave this empty, the description will be .EXT File 5. Inside MyProgramExtendedFile, add another key with the name shell (lower-case is typical, can probably be Shell or whatever) 6. Inside shell, create another key with the name open 7. Inside open, create another key with the name command 8. Inside command, Set the (Default) value to: C:\Program Files\MyProgram\prog.exe %1 %* Note that you need the quotes as specified above, exactly like written 9. Go back to MyProgramExtendedFile and create another key with the name DefaultIcon 10. Inside DefaultIcon, set (Default) value to: C:\Program Files\MyProgram\prog.exe, 0 This will pick the first icon in prog.exe resource to show for the files. Use 1 for second, etc. There are also other commands you can add. If you want to be able to right-click on the file and select a menu item to process the file in a specific way, for instance by passing along specific parameters to prog.exe, you can add more keys than open on the level open is created. The (Default) value inside the key is then the text of the menu item. To find examples, just find a file extension in Windows that behaves the way you want your own to behave and look through HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ext to find the details you want. -- Lasse Vågsæther Karlsen http://usinglvkblog.blogspot.com/ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP KeyID: 0x2A42A1C2 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: how to associate files with application
Lasse Vågsæther Karlsen wrote: Ashok wrote: hi, i want to know how to make a specific type of file open in an application i developed in python when the user clicks on the file.(in windows) for eg. a .txt file when clicked opens in notepad, a .doc file when clicked opens in MS-word. In the same way i want to make a .xyz file open in the application i developed when clicked. thanks in advance for any advice. You need to add several registry keys to do this, here's a short version of what you need to do: Example assumes you want to: 1. associate .ext with C:\Program Files\MyProgram\prog.exe 2. pass on any extra arguments to prog.exe (ie. test.ext 1 2 3 would send 1 2 3 as well to prog.exe) 3. associate the icon of prog.exe to any file with a .ext extension Ok, here's what you need to do: 1. Under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, add a key (folder) with the name .ext 2. Open that key, and set the (Default) value to MyProgramExtendedFile (this name is something you choose yourself and should be a identifier that identifies the file type. If your program supports several types of files, make up unique identifiers for each.) 3. Under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, add another key, this time with the same name you made up in 2. above, ie MyProgramExtendedFile 4. Open that key, and set the (Default) value to a textual description of the type of file. This is what will show up in explorer in the file type column. If you leave this empty, the description will be .EXT File 5. Inside MyProgramExtendedFile, add another key with the name shell (lower-case is typical, can probably be Shell or whatever) 6. Inside shell, create another key with the name open 7. Inside open, create another key with the name command 8. Inside command, Set the (Default) value to: C:\Program Files\MyProgram\prog.exe %1 %* Note that you need the quotes as specified above, exactly like written 9. Go back to MyProgramExtendedFile and create another key with the name DefaultIcon 10. Inside DefaultIcon, set (Default) value to: C:\Program Files\MyProgram\prog.exe, 0 This will pick the first icon in prog.exe resource to show for the files. Use 1 for second, etc. There are also other commands you can add. If you want to be able to right-click on the file and select a menu item to process the file in a specific way, for instance by passing along specific parameters to prog.exe, you can add more keys than open on the level open is created. The (Default) value inside the key is then the text of the menu item. To find examples, just find a file extension in Windows that behaves the way you want your own to behave and look through HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ext to find the details you want. I'm no Windows expert but I think that, using Windows Explorer, one can, with a right mouse click, select Open With. You can then choose the appropriate executable. I believe that, if you had set the Always open with this program box, then the registry is automatically updated. Colin W. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
how to associate files with application
hi, i want to know how to make a specific type of file open in an application i developed in python when the user clicks on the file.(in windows) for eg. a .txt file when clicked opens in notepad, a .doc file when clicked opens in MS-word. In the same way i want to make a .xyz file open in the application i developed when clicked. thanks in advance for any advice. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: how to associate files with application
Ashok wrote: hi, i want to know how to make a specific type of file open in an application i developed in python when the user clicks on the file.(in windows) for eg. a .txt file when clicked opens in notepad, a .doc file when clicked opens in MS-word. In the same way i want to make a .xyz file open in the application i developed when clicked. thanks in advance for any advice. Not an expert in this (OS-related) field but in Windows I think that would be a Registry thing... Maybe this article could help you start somewhere... http://antivirus.about.com/od/windowsbasics/l/blfileassoc4.htm Good Luck, and maybe you can reply-post your eventual success recipe! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
