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Re: [SLE] file associations at the CLI level?
- From: Tom Peters <tpeters@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 23:53:39 +0000 (UTC)
- Message-id: <5.1.0.14.2.20061109174540.0cac6518@localhost>
At 03:25 PM 11/9/2006 -0500, you wrote:
Typically you have to use the CMD shell built-in "start" but I noticed that in XP the shell consults the file "associations" in the registry and starts the associated "open" action. Note that for this to work you have to specify the file and type. typing zapotec will not work, if zapotec is a bitmap image, but typing zapotec.bmp will. Other examples:
start localtext.html
start somefile.txt
even this works:
start .
That last one opens an explorer window at the cwd.
START ["title"] [/Dpath] [/I] [/MIN] [/MAX] [/SEPARATE | /SHARED]
[/LOW | /NORMAL | /HIGH | /REALTIME | /ABOVENORMAL | /BELOWNORMAL]
[/WAIT] [/B] [command/program]
[parameters]
"title" Title to display in window title bar.
path Starting directory
B Start application without creating a new window. The
application has ^C handling ignored. Unless the application
enables ^C processing, ^Break is the only way to interrupt
the application
I The new environment will be the original environment passed
to the cmd.exe and not the current environment.
MIN Start window minimized
MAX Start window maximized
SEPARATE Start 16-bit Windows program in separate memory space
SHARED Start 16-bit Windows program in shared memory space
LOW Start application in the IDLE priority class
NORMAL Start application in the NORMAL priority class
HIGH Start application in the HIGH priority class
REALTIME Start application in the REALTIME priority class
ABOVENORMAL Start application in the ABOVENORMAL priority class
BELOWNORMAL Start application in the BELOWNORMAL priority class
WAIT Start application and wait for it to terminate
command/program
If it is an internal cmd command or a batch file then
the command processor is run with the /K switch to cmd.exe.
This means that the window will remain after the command
has been run.
If it is not an internal cmd command or batch file then
it is a program and will run as either a windowed application
or a console application.
parameters These are the parameters passed to the command/program
[Philosophy] Experience is something you don't get until just after
you need it. --Olivier
--... ...-- -.. . -. ----. --.- --.- -...
tpeters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (remove "nospam") N9QQB (amateur radio)
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All,
I've just had a Windows users/programmer ask me a question that's new to me.
Apparently in Windows if you have a command prompt the file extension
associations work.
Typically you have to use the CMD shell built-in "start" but I noticed that in XP the shell consults the file "associations" in the registry and starts the associated "open" action. Note that for this to work you have to specify the file and type. typing zapotec will not work, if zapotec is a bitmap image, but typing zapotec.bmp will. Other examples:
start localtext.html
start somefile.txt
even this works:
start .
That last one opens an explorer window at the cwd.
START ["title"] [/Dpath] [/I] [/MIN] [/MAX] [/SEPARATE | /SHARED]
[/LOW | /NORMAL | /HIGH | /REALTIME | /ABOVENORMAL | /BELOWNORMAL]
[/WAIT] [/B] [command/program]
[parameters]
"title" Title to display in window title bar.
path Starting directory
B Start application without creating a new window. The
application has ^C handling ignored. Unless the application
enables ^C processing, ^Break is the only way to interrupt
the application
I The new environment will be the original environment passed
to the cmd.exe and not the current environment.
MIN Start window minimized
MAX Start window maximized
SEPARATE Start 16-bit Windows program in separate memory space
SHARED Start 16-bit Windows program in shared memory space
LOW Start application in the IDLE priority class
NORMAL Start application in the NORMAL priority class
HIGH Start application in the HIGH priority class
REALTIME Start application in the REALTIME priority class
ABOVENORMAL Start application in the ABOVENORMAL priority class
BELOWNORMAL Start application in the BELOWNORMAL priority class
WAIT Start application and wait for it to terminate
command/program
If it is an internal cmd command or a batch file then
the command processor is run with the /K switch to cmd.exe.
This means that the window will remain after the command
has been run.
If it is not an internal cmd command or batch file then
it is a program and will run as either a windowed application
or a console application.
parameters These are the parameters passed to the command/program
[Philosophy] Experience is something you don't get until just after
you need it. --Olivier
--... ...-- -.. . -. ----. --.- --.- -...
tpeters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (remove "nospam") N9QQB (amateur radio)
"HEY YOU" (loud shouting) WEB ADDRESS http//www.mixweb.com/tpeters
43° 7' 17.2" N by 88° 6' 28.9" W, Elevation 815', Grid Square EN53wc
WAN/LAN/Telcom Analyst, Tech Writer, MCP, CCNA, Registered Linux User 385531
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