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Re: LDR - New LDraw File Extension
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lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad
Date: 
Wed, 5 Dec 2001 15:17:32 GMT
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"Don Heyse" <dheyse@hotmail.spam.go.away.com> wrote in message
news:GnvM1B.K54@lugnet.com...
In lugnet.cad.dev, Lars C. Hassing writes:

[ ... snipped ... ]


Therefore these 3 lines should be enough:
  LDraw Models (*.ldr, *.mpd)              (the default)
  All LDraw Files (*.ldr, *.mpd, *.dat)    (for backward compatibility)
  All Files (*.*)

How about just using .ldr?  Otherwise you Windows folks are going to
have to fight it out with Microsoft for the .mpd extension, and we
already know who'll win that battle.  :)  Microsoft registers .mpd
for Microsoft Project Documents.  Give it up now before it gets messy.

Don

I thought Microsoft Project used .mpp for it's extensions.

Mike


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Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: LDR - New LDraw File Extension
 
"Mike Walsh" <mike_walsh@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:GnvML4.LFC@lugnet.com... (...) That was my impression too, but I also go with Lars, to make the filter like he suggested. Should be more easy for the user anyway. Michael (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
  Re: LDR - New LDraw File Extension
 
(...) Perhaps, but according to this page (URL) regedit on my PC) Microsoft registers .mpp for the project files, but it also registers .mpc for project calendar files, and .mpd for project database files. I suppose eventually they'll register ALL (...) (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)

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  Re: LDR - New LDraw File Extension
 
(...) How about just using .ldr? Otherwise you Windows folks are going to have to fight it out with Microsoft for the .mpd extension, and we already know who'll win that battle. :) Microsoft registers .mpd for Microsoft Project Documents. Give it up (...) (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)

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