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Determining Extension Settings
Adding Command Verbs
Windows Installer Editor Reference
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Use the Extension Details tab to determine file association settings.
To determine file association settings
1.
Click the Extension Details tab on the File Associations Details dialog box.
See
Adding File Associations
2.
Complete the dialog box:
Executable File
Specify the executable to use for the extension. You can only select an
executable that is in the installation.
Extension
Enter an extension. Do not include the period.
ProgID
Enter or select the program ID for the executable. This list contains the ProgIDs
defined in this installation and the ProgIDs detected for the executable you
specified above.
Description
Enter the type of file. The end user sees this description on the Properties dialog
box for files of this type.
Icon
Click Change Icon and specify an icon. This icon will be displayed on files of this
type on the destination computer.
Note
The Description and Icon fields are associated with the ProgID, not the extension.
If no ProgID is specified, those fields are unavailable.
3.
Click OK.
Use the Command Verbs tab to determine which actions are available when the end user
right-clicks a file with your file association in Windows Explorer. The actions appear in
the end user's right-click menu in the same order that you set here.
To add a command verb
1.
Click the Command Verbs tab on the File Associations Details dialog box.
See
Adding File Associations
2.
Click Add to add a new action or double-click an action.
The Verb Details dialog box appears.
3.
Complete the dialog box:
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