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4.3
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REATING FILE ASSOCIATIONS
File associations allow the appropriate viewer or editor application for a given file type to be
automatically launched when the user double-clicks on a document in the Windows shell. For
example, the .doc file extension might automatically launch a virtualized word processing
application.
To create a file association:
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In Setup, Click on the ProgIds node and click Add ProgId.
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Enter a ProgId and Description in the Create ProgId dialog. File associations naming
generally follows the convention [Company Name].[Product Name].[Version].
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In the new ProgId, click Add Extension and enter an Extension and an optional MIME
Type.
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In the new file extension, click Add Verb and enter a Verb, Command, and choose the
Inherit behavior and Default.
Some common verbs are open, edit, print, and view. The Verb that is entered will be the text that
is displayed when the user right-clicks on the file. When Inherit is checked, the behavior of the
Verb will be controlled by the setup information in the virtual environment. When Inherit is
unchecked, a Target Startup File and Arguments will need to be entered manually. The
Arguments field should contain "%1" which is the full path to the file. When Default is
checked, the Verb will be automatically executed when the file is double-clicked.
File association properties may be modified or deleted by selecting the appropriate ProgId in
the Setup tree view and modifying the settings as appropriate.
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