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Re: Future extension of dat files?
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Mon, 1 Oct 2001 19:23:50 GMT
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(Sorry, I hit "Post" too quickly just now)
I was playing around with Regedit. I found the .dat key (under
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT), and copied the settings from .dat to a new key, .ldr. I
also changed the default file extension for application/x-ldraw to .ldr.
Everything seems to be hunky-dory. When I click a [DAT] link from Lugnet,
the content pops up in L3Lab with a .ldr extension. When I launch a .LDR
file from the desktop, it comes up in L3Lab.
Steve
In lugnet.cad.dev, Don Heyse writes:
> In lugnet.cad.dev, Steve Bliss writes:
> > Is there any MIME-head out there who knows if multiple file extensions can
> > be directed at the same MIME-type? I'd like to keep both DAT and LDR
> > registered/linked to application/x-ldraw on my system.
>
> Heh, while searching for another tool I just discovered you can do
> this on the command line in 2000. Who would've guessed? Typing:
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> ftype /?
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> reveals the secret. To add .ldr on my system would require typing:
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> assoc .ldr=ldlite.document
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> The only tricky part is the substitution of "." for the space in
> the filetype "ldlite document". I don't know why they do that instead
> of using the quotes like they do for long filenames. Probably just
> to make it as inconsistent as possible. I expect it'll be completely
> different in XP...
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> Have Fun,
>
> Don
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Future extension of dat files?
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| (...) Here's a potentially dumb question: will we be changing the file format at all during the switch from .dat to .ldr, or will it still be the same text-readable setup we all know and love? Dave! (23 years ago, 1-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
| | | Re: Future extension of dat files?
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| (...) I don't suppose you could humor me and type: assoc .ldr at a command prompt and tell me what you get. Since we seem to be standardizing on the .ldr extension and the application/x-ldraw, it might be nice to standardize the rest of the junk (...) (23 years ago, 1-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Future extension of dat files?
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| (...) Heh, while searching for another tool I just discovered you can do this on the command line in 2000. Who would've guessed? Typing: ftype /? reveals the secret. To add .ldr on my system would require typing: assoc .ldr=ldlite.document The only (...) (23 years ago, 1-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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