Hi Mark,
On 06.11.2010 15:06, Mark Miesfeld wrote:
> on my Win XP SP3 installation, the ooRexx file associations are not
>> set-up although that option gets set on the new ooRexx installation
>> screen (great work!).
>> (Also the editor is not set up for that file-extension.)
>>
> I don't follow what you mean. Maybe because I haven't had my coffee
> yet. <grin> Are you saying there is a bug, the file associations did
> not get set up, ever though you set the option?
>
:)
Sorry, if I have not been clear enough: the file association for ".rex"
does not get set up, although I checked that check-box.
Running "assoc .rex" does not yield a file association.
Also
ftype | grep -i "\(rex\|orx\)"
does not yield any filedescription with "rex" in its name or path.
As a result the .rex-files are not displaying the ooRexx icon in the
Explorer and double-clicking on the .rex-files would not run them with
rexx.exe. Also, enering "open.rex" on the command-line would not work.
In addition "PATHEXT" does not show ".rex" as one of the extensions
Windows should probe when searching for executable files.
>> The installation of the beta will run the uninstall (without deletion of
>> the existing directory itself), if that makes a difference.
>>
> Do you mean by this that you have run the uninstall / install
> mulitiple times with the same results?
>
Yes.
Just did it once more:
* Installing (the already installed ooRexx)
o agreeing to uninstall existing ooRexx
+ do not remove the directory
+ uninstalls completes without errors/warnings;
o Now installing ooRexx
+ Checking "Create Windows file associations" check-box
+ Leave "Create 'Send To' ..." as is, ie. 'Send To' for
Rexx Hide and Rexx Pause are checked,
+ On the next screen entering the full path to the
vs-editor, but *not* changing "File Association for
rexx.exe" (not wanting to override) check box which is
also dubbed "Create rexx.exe file assocation", which
then seems to allow for entering an arbitrary extension;
+ On the next screen (Associate a file extension with
rexxhide.exe and /or rexxpaws.exe), leaving everything
alone (unchecked boxes)
+ install completes without errors/warnings.
Regards,
---rony
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