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Extension File Edit
This command is used to create and maintain the extension
file, which associates programs with file extensions. This
feature allows you to point-and-shoot (move the cursor to a
file and press Enter, or double-click) on a file to load that
file into the application that created it.
Your Extension File can be created from within Commander
or with a standard text editor.
Creating the Extension file with Commander
Select Extension file edit from the Commands menu.
The current extension file will be displayed. If there
is none a blank file will appear.
You can now Insert, Edit or Delete Associations from
the key commands.
F6 Insert
To insert press F6 or INS. The association dialog
box will prompt you for an extension, and a
command to execute for this extension.
F4 Edit
Brings up the currently highlighted association
for editing.
F8 Delete
Deletes the currently highlighted association.
F2 Save
Save the current Extension File to disk.
Creating the Extension File with an Editor
Each line in the file consists of an extension, and the
command to run on files with that extension:
+---- Extension
|
| +---- Insert file name and extension
. .
doc: word /c !.!
+---------+
Command
tells the Commander to run Microsoft Word when you press
Enter on a file that ends in .doc (such as "somename.doc").
+-------------- Enter
So for: | Name | ----. "word /c somename.doc"
|somename doc|
Here are all the ! arguments that you can use in commands:
Argument What Example
-------- --------------------------- ------------
!.! File name with the extension filename.ext
! File name, without extension filename
!: The current drive letter A:
!\ The current page \PATH
!! Insert the `!' character !
Notes: If you want to execute more than one command, you
can create a batch file and use the batch file as
the command to execute.
You can have no more than 30 extensions in this
file.
You can use "*" to match any file without an
extension.
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