Re: JPG files refuse to show themselves

2016-08-22 Thread Mike Copeland
Again, this is just a WAG, but I suspect that Windows 10 didn't have a defined default "process this file extension with this application" link in the registry even though Paint was coming to the rescue, probably as a default fallback app for any graphics file. Mike Sytze de Boer wrote:

Re: JPG files refuse to show themselves

2016-08-22 Thread Mike Copeland
I would call it an API...but I'm just an old Foxpro hacker, not a systems operations C+ guy. I'm sure there's a TLA for it...some name that makes it sound valuable. Mike Sytze de Boer wrote: What I can't follow is that when I'm in Windows explorer and double the jpg file, all goes fine But,

Re: JPG files refuse to show themselves

2016-08-22 Thread Sytze de Boer
What I can't follow is that when I'm in Windows explorer and double the jpg file, all goes fine But, when I use the shellexecute process it does not So what exactly is shellexecute? On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 9:43 AM, Mike Copeland wrote: > Great! > > Win 10 has some quirks,

Re: JPG files refuse to show themselves

2016-08-22 Thread Mike Copeland
Great! Win 10 has some quirks, to say the least. Mike Sytze de Boer wrote: Defaulting the system to use Photo instead of Paint has solved the problem. On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 8:06 AM, Mike Copeland wrote: I would try changing the default application for that file type

Re: JPG files refuse to show themselves

2016-08-22 Thread Alan Bourke
They *really* want you to use the new apps -- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm On Mon, 22 Aug 2016, at 09:42 PM, Sytze de Boer wrote: > Defaulting the system to use Photo instead of Paint has solved the > problem. > > > On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 8:06 AM, Mike Copeland

Re: JPG files refuse to show themselves

2016-08-22 Thread Sytze de Boer
Defaulting the system to use Photo instead of Paint has solved the problem. On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 8:06 AM, Mike Copeland wrote: > I would try changing the default application for that file type extension > (JPG) in the SETTINGS dialog. Windows 10 seems to handle file

Re: JPG files refuse to show themselves

2016-08-22 Thread Mike Copeland
I would try changing the default application for that file type extension (JPG) in the SETTINGS dialog. Windows 10 seems to handle file associations a little different. Just a WAG. Mike Sytze de Boer wrote: Thank you all EDIT made no difference JPEG made no difference Any other

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Re: JPG files refuse to show themselves

2016-08-22 Thread Sytze de Boer
Thank you all EDIT made no difference JPEG made no difference Any other suggestions? On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 8:45 PM, Mike Copeland wrote: > Just curiousIf you change the file extension to .jpeg if it still acts > the same way (wrong.) > > I had a client just a week

Re: JPG files refuse to show themselves

2016-08-22 Thread Mike Copeland
Just curiousIf you change the file extension to .jpeg if it still acts the same way (wrong.) I had a client just a week ago who began having trouble with JPG files after their computer was upgraded to Win10 Pro. Changing the file extension to JPEG made their email program begin working

Re: JPG files refuse to show themselves

2016-08-22 Thread Sytze de Boer
yes win 10 On 22/08/2016 8:14 PM, "Mike Copeland" wrote: > Windows 10? > > Mike Copeland > > > Sytze de Boer wrote: > >> Paint >> >> On 22/08/2016 7:54 PM, "Alan Bourke" wrote: >> >> What opens JPG when you double-click on one? >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>>

Re: JPG files refuse to show themselves

2016-08-22 Thread Mike Copeland
Windows 10? Mike Copeland Sytze de Boer wrote: Paint On 22/08/2016 7:54 PM, "Alan Bourke" wrote: What opens JPG when you double-click on one? -- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm [excessive quoting removed by server]

Re: JPG files refuse to show themselves

2016-08-22 Thread Alan Bourke
Try 'Edit' instead of 'Open' as the verb. -- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list:

Re: JPG files refuse to show themselves

2016-08-22 Thread Sytze de Boer
Paint On 22/08/2016 7:54 PM, "Alan Bourke" wrote: > What opens JPG when you double-click on one? > > > > -- > Alan Bourke > alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm > [excessive quoting removed by server] ___ Post Messages to:

Re: JPG files refuse to show themselves

2016-08-22 Thread Alan Bourke
What opens JPG when you double-click on one? -- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: