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- CHANGE EXTENSION 3.0
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-
- (c) 1995-96 Tom Hollander
- tholland@pcug.org.au
- http://www.pcug.org.au/~tholland
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-
- Windows 95 has made a lot of things easier, but should
- you ever have a file with the wrong extension, it can
- be extremely tedious trying to get Windows 95 to let
- you change its file type. Change Extension makes this
- simple.
-
- To install Change Extension, simply copy "Change
- Extension.EXE" into a directory of your choice.
- Then create a shortcut to Change Extension.EXE in your
- \Windows\SendTo folder.
-
- Alternatively, if you don't mind fiddling with the
- Registry, you can do the following to make Change Extension
- appear on the top of any right-click shortcut menu for
- any file:
-
- Create HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shell\Changext key with
- (default)="Change extension"
- EditFlags=00 00 00 00
- Create HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shell\Changext\command key with
- (default)="C:\Program Files\Change Extension.exe" %1
-
- ...where obviously you substitute the correct path name
- for Change Extension.
-
- You also need the Visual Basic 4.0 runtime libraries
- in your system folder. If you don't have them, get
- the file http://www.infi.net/~pride/vbrun/runtime.zip or
- file://ftp.apexsc.com/pub/cgvb/misc/vb4run32.exe and
- unzip it into your System folder.
- (get it - you'll need it for other apps too, and not
- just mine!)
-
- To change the extension of a file, simply right-click
- on the file, and choose Change Extension from the
- SendTo submenu.
-
- Note the extension does NOT need to be three characters,
- you can give a file a .HTML or .JPEG or whatever and
- new Win95 apps should recognise them fine.
-
- Version 3.0 includes a number of improvements over previous
- versions. Firstly, the 'Choose...' button will let you
- choose a descriptive file type and get the appropriate
- extension. No more trying to remember when the extension
- of that obscure file type is!
- Also, you may now send multiple files to Change Extension -
- this is good if you have a whole batch of files with the
- incorrect extension.
- Finally, the program should be more stable should unexpected
- errors pop up!
-
- Change Extension 3.0 is SHAREWARE.
- This means that if you find the product useful and continue
- to use it on a regular basis, you should pay a small fee
- for my programming time.
- Registration is $10 (pref. Australian, but US will do...),
- if you cannot comfortably pay then you are entitled to
- continue to use the product until such time as you can.
-
- To register, send $10 cheque / money order / cash to:
- Tom Hollander
- 12 Gatton Street
- FARRER ACT 2607
- AUSTRALIA
- and feel better about yourself. Remember, you and I both
- get the same functionality out of the program, but it takes
- seconds for you to download and days for me to perfect it!
-
- If you like Change Extension, or if you have any suggestions
- for improving it, please send me some e-mail at
- tholland@pcug.org.au or h3023355@toscanini.anu.edu.au.
-
- There are lots more free and shareware apps on my
- home page at http://www.pcug.org.au/~tholland
-
- Also mail me if you have need any custom-developed
- Windows 3.x / 95 software!
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- 25 February 1996
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