(internal) file associations

[kodepr]

Hi,

Is it possible to have multiple internal file associations with a file extension and then select ad how which program you want to use on a file?
For example, decide on the fly which program you want to use when you want to view a pdf:
- default program in windows settings: adobe
- internal association 1: PDFX Change
- internal association 2: Sumatra

Using TC 10.00 64 bit on a windows 10 machine

Thanks in advance,
kind regards.

[Horst.Epp]

Yes, no problem.
The selection is with the context menu.
All internal associations are shown on top.

[petermad]

You would have to set the "Open" field to either * or **

Open
* A single asterisk causes a context menu with all other verbs to be shown when you press Enter
** A double asterisk opens the file with the default system association

[kodepr]

Hi,

Both solutions work. Great, thanks for your help.

Just out of curiousity:

You would have to set the "Open" field to either * or **

Help wrote:
Open
* A single asterisk causes a context menu with all other verbs to be shown when you press Enter
** A double asterisk opens the file with the default system association

Why does ** exist? Isn't that just like defining no internal association at all?

[kodepr]

@petermad
Or did you mean like so?

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[Associations]
Filter1=*.pdf
Filter1_open=*
Filter1_Sumatra=""%commander_path%\Plugins\wlx\slister\SumatraPDF.exe" "%1""
Filter1_PDF-XChange Editor=""%COMMANDER_DRIVE%\Program Files\PDF-XChange Editor Portable\PDFXEdit.exe" "%1""
Filter1_System default=**

[petermad]

2kodepr
No I meant either:

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Filter1_open=*

or

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Filter1_open=**

When you use the first one you will get the options in the top of the right-click menu, and you will get a small menu with only the options when you double-click or press enter on a file.

With the second one you also get the options in the top of the right-click menu, but double-click or pressing enter will open the file in the Windows default program.


if you additionally to Filter1_open=* use

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Filter1_System default=**

you will get a "System default" option in the double-click (or enter) menu, but the "System default" will not be shown in the right-click menu.

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Hint: you can open with Lister plugins like this:

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Filter2=>Imagetypes
Filter2_open=**
Filter2.icon=**
Filter2_Lister Imagine=""%COMMANDER_EXE%" /i="%COMMANDER_INI%" /S=L:Pimagine "%1""
Filter2_Lister PhotoViewer=""%COMMANDER_EXE%" /i="%COMMANDER_INI%" /S=L:Pphotoviewer "%1""
Filter2_Lister Internal=""%COMMANDER_EXE%" /i="%COMMANDER_INI%" /S=L:P "%1""
Filter2_Lister Explorer Preview=""%COMMANDER_EXE%" /i="%COMMANDER_INI%" /S=L:T8 "%1""
Filter2_Imagine (wcx)=**png
Filter2_Windows PhotoViewer=rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1
Filter2_Imagine=""%COMMANDER_PATH%\PLUGINS\WLX\imagine\Imagine64.exe" "%1""
Filter2_PaintShop Pro="%COMMANDER_PATH%\PROGRAMS\PSP\PSP.EXE" %1
Filter2_IrfanView=""%COMMANDER_PATH%\PROGRAMS\IrfanView\i_view32.exe" "%1""
Filter2_XnView=""%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\XnView\xnview.exe" "%1""

[Searches]
Imagetypes_SearchFor=*.gif *.jpg *.jpeg *.jpe *.jfif *.png *.bmp *.adi *.cdr *.cgm *.clp *.cut *.dib *.drw *.dxf *.eps *.gem *.hgl *.iff *.img *.jif *.lbm *.mac *.pnt *.pntg *.msp *.pbm *.pcd *.pct *.pcx *.pgm *.pic *.pict *.pct *.plt *.ppm *.psd *.ras *.raw *.rle *.tga *.psp *.tif* *.jp2 *.wdp *.webp *ccx *.heic *.wmf *.dds *.arw
Imagetypes_SearchIn=
Imagetypes_SearchText=
Imagetypes_SearchFlags=0|002002000020|||||||||0000|||

[Axis]

You would have to set the "Open" field to either * or **

Open
* A single asterisk causes a context menu with all other verbs to be shown when you press Enter
** A double asterisk opens the file with the default system association

Is It still not possible make it with .exe (executable file) files, right (sometimes I would like open .exe with software analysis tools like "EXE Explorer", "pestudio", etc.)?

Thanks

[petermad]

2Axis

Is It still not possible make it with .exe (executable file) files, right (sometimes I would like open .exe with software analysis tools like "EXE Explorer", "pestudio", etc.)?

Sure, for example like this for opening exe and other binaries with Reshacker:

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Filter14=*.exe *.dll *.wcx* *.wlx* *.wfx* *.wdx* *.sfx
Filter14_open=*
Filter14_ResHacker=""%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\ResHacker\ResHacker.exe" "%1""
Filter14_Run=**

Then ResHacker will be the first item in the context menu when you right-click on an exe file