"Extensions" section in wincmd.ini, need a bit exp

[KevinMo]

For example, I associates *.wmv to mplayer.exe, and this is how it shows in "extensions" section of wincmd.ini:

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wmv=%COMMANDER_PATH%\..\MPlayer\mplayer.exe ^.wmv

I'm wondering what's the trailing ^.wmv means, since it still works after changed to something else.

[SanskritFritz]

2KevinMo
This is an association for the (by default) Alt-F3 hotkey.

[KevinMo]

But even if I delete ^.wmv, Alt+F3 still works. Does it has some potential usage?

[ghisler(Author)]

It's just an old syntax used under Windows 3 for standard associations, so I kept it for TC too...

[deus-ex]

It's just an old syntax used under Windows 3 for standard associations, so I kept it for TC too...

I'd like to suggest a change for the syntax logic by allowing multiple extensions for one entry, e.g.:

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<path>\xmplay.exe ^.mod, ^.xm, ^.s3m, etc.

Regards,
deus-ex

[KevinMo]

Thanks for the explanation, Mr. Ghisler