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Re: Future extension of dat files?
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lugnet.cad.dev
Date: 
Mon, 1 Oct 2001 19:31:28 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Steve Bliss writes:

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.

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!



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  Re: Future extension of dat files?
 
"Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:GKJKwG.Awv@lugnet.com... (...) at (...) No, the actual text based file format will remain the same. -Tim (23 years ago, 1-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
  Re: Future extension of dat files?
 
(...) Yeah, like Tim said: the file format is staying the same. There are only two changes going on: 1. LDraw.org semi-officially endorses the .LDR extension as the standard for LDraw files. This stance doesn't have a *direct* effect on anything. 2. (...) (23 years ago, 2-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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  Re: Future extension of dat files?
 
(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 (...) (23 years ago, 1-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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