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Re: Configuring the .ldr mime-type in Windows XP
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lugnet.cad
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Thu, 7 Aug 2003 13:15:45 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Orion Pobursky wrote:
> In lugnet.cad, Don Heyse wrote:
> > Does anyone know how to configure the application/x-ldraw mime
> > type in Windows XP? This tutorial works for Windows 98 and I
> > think it's close enough for 2000, but naturally M$ made it even
> > harder for XP.
> >
> > http://www.ldraw.org/reference/tutorials/tips/mime/
> >
> > I even tried some old command line functions that I think used
> > to work, but no luck.
> >
> > FTYPE ldraw.document=C:\projects\ldglite.exe -l3 -v4 "%1"
> > ASSOC .dat=ldraw.document
> > ASSOC .mpd=ldraw.document
> > ASSOC .ldr=ldraw.document
> > SET PATHEXT=.ldr;.mpd;.dat;%PATHEXT%
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Don
>
> Do this
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> -Right click on an .ldr file
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> -Choose "Open With" and if there is a submenu select "Choose Program..."
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> -If the program you want to open the file with isn't in the list provided
> use the Browse buttom to find it.
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> -Make sure the "Always use the selected program to open this type of file"
> check box is unchecked (unless of course you want to change the default
> program for .ldr files)
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> -Click OK and the selected program should run
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> -Repeat for all the programs with which you want to open .ldr files.
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> When you right click on a file the Open command opens the file with the
> default program and the Open With submenu should have the other programs
> you selected.
Actually I think that does about the same thing as the command line
functions above. The problem is that's only half of the solution.
Lugnet serves up LDR data with the application/x-ldraw MIME type. In
win95 and win98 you could create new MIME types in explorer. See
steps 5 and 6 of the tutorial.
http://www.ldraw.org/reference/tutorials/tips/mime/
But win2k and winXP only let you select from the list of MIME types
already in the registry. I suppose they must consider it a security
risk to allow mere mortals to make new ones. Anyhow, silly me. It
turns out I solved this one myself two years ago when I first
encountered win2K.
http://news.lugnet.com/cad/?n=5598
I guess I should have done a search before asking, but it was getting
late.
Don
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| (...) Do this -Right click on an .ldr file -Choose "Open With" and if there is a submenu select "Choose Program..." -If the program you want to open the file with isn't in the list provided use the Browse buttom to find it. -Make sure the "Always (...) (23 years ago, 7-Aug-03, to lugnet.cad)
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