using file extensions to start programs

[stuartrosen]

In the original DOS NC, there was an extension file edit facility which made it possible to kick off programs or batch files with modified versions of the file names. For example, the extension file edit line:

gl4 glim4 log=!.lg4 sip=!.gl4 jou=!.jou gl4

meant that double-clicking on the file test.gl4 ran the command line:

glim4 log=test.lg4 sip=test.gl4 jou=test.jou

The real asset of this facility was the possibility of modifying the extension of a file name, something very difficult to do in the poor Windows batch scripting.

Any chance that such a facility will be implemented?

Thanks!