From: "James Knott" <[email protected]> | David H. Lipman wrote: >> There have been a few computers where I have installed OpenOffice (OO) >> and the stadard MS Office file types were NOT associated to OO (DOC, >> XLS, etc).
>> How can you force MS Office file type association such that the data >> files will be associated to OO ? | You'll want to change the file associations, by following these directions: | Changing file associations | Right click on file icon | Select Open With > Choose Program... | Check "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" and | choose the desired application. | If that method is not available, follow the directions listed here: | http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859 I have already mentioned that. this methodology is too kludgy. Registering a DLL/OCX is cool. Creating a script using the ASSOCIATE command is OK. However, I was hoping for something more eloquent built into OO such as; Preference --> set file associations. I could write a KiXtart script using the ASSOCIATE command but it would be a hassle :-( ---------------------- c:\>associate /? Registers or Unregisters a file extension operating system shell. ASSOCIATE .ext filename [/q /d /f] .ext Extension to be associated. filename Execuatble program to associate .ext with. /q Quiet - Suppresses all interactive prompts. /d Delete - Deletes the association if it exists. /f Force - Forces overwrite or delete without questions. Examples: Associate .Lst NotePad.Exe Adds the association of .Lst with Notepad.Exe. Associate .Lst /d Deletes the association of .Lst from Notepad.Exe. Associate .Lst Returns the association for .Lst if it exists. Return Value: A return value of zero indicates success. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
