NO KIDDING Common sense dictates that whatever file extension you use will have to have a program associated with it in order to open it.
No I don't think I need a tutorial on file associations you JERK! Marlene. I quit. I can't tolerate this anal-retentive jerk any longer. It's been a mostly pleasant and informative five or six years. Best wishes, Rick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald E. Boyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 11:30 AM Subject: Re: PCWorks: notepad > At 08:24 AM 12/7/01 -0500, Rick wrote the following: > > >When you save a file in notepad change the file type to "all files" then use > >whatever extension you want. > >If you were creating an html file in notepad just click save, change the > >file type to "all files" then name the file whatever.html, click save. The > >file will then open in a browser. > > NOT true. It will only work for file extensions that already have a file > association (like HTML). To prove this to yourself, open Notepad, type > something, and save as "test.121". Unless ".121" has a file association, > Notepad will save this as "test.121.txt" > > See my original reply to pcworks for how to add file associations to > Notepad (or any other program). > > -- > Gerry Boyd ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
