This command has been superseded by Associate_File
This function is called to associate a file extension with an application.
Syntax
Add_Asso,Extension,[Type],[Title],[Filename],[Option],[UseRegAddBoot]
Parameters
| 1 | Extension | File extension to be associated |
| 2 | Type | Set the type of the association. If not specified defaults to Open. |
| Open - Launch the associated application | ||
| Edit - Launch the associated editor and opens the document for editing | ||
| Icon - Associate an icon with the extension | ||
| 3 | Title | Title to be associated with the extension |
| 4 | Filename | File to be associated. May be defaulted or may be a file name or full path. If it's not specified then it defaults to: %PE_Programs%\%programFolder%\%programExe% If only the file name is specified then the path is assumed to be: %PE_Programs%\%programFolder% |
| 5 | Option | This is optionally used to specify the DefaultIcon index. If the icon is contained with the program exe then this can be used with Open or Edit. Otherwise the Icon type can be used to specify an external DefaultIcon. |
| 6 | UseRegAddBoot | Defaults to False. If set to True then RegAddBoot is used to create the association. |
Tips
This function assumes the appropriate registry hive is loaded before the function is called. This is more efficient than Associate_File if many associations are being created.
Example
This sets XnView.exe as the program to open files with extension Xnview.bmp using icon with index 2 from XnView.exe for the association. Title for the association is set to BMP Image.
[Process] Hive_Load,HKU Add_Asso,Ext,Open,BMP Image,%PE_Programs%\XnView\XnView.exe,,2 Hive_Unload,HKU
If your scripts defines the variables %ProgramFolder% and %ProgramEXE% then the above example can be replaced with:
[Variables] %ProgramEXE%=XnView.exe %ProgramFolder%=XnView [Process] Hive_Load,HKU Add_Asso,XnView.bmp,,BMP Image,,2 Add_Asso,XnView.emf,,EMF Image,,11 Add_Asso,XnView.gif,,GIF Image,,3 Hive_Unload,HKU
which would generate this:
[Process] Hive_Load,HKU reg_add,0x1,"%reg%\Classes\XnView.bmp","","BMP Image" reg_add,0x2,"%reg%\Classes\XnView.bmp\DefaultIcon","","%PE_Programs%\%ProgramFolder%\XnView.exe#$c2" reg_add,0x2,"%reg%\Classes\XnView.bmp\shell\open\command","","#$q%PE_Programs%\%ProgramFolder%\XnView.exe#$q#$s#$q#$p1#$q" reg_add,0x1,"%reg%\Classes\XnView.emf","","EMF Image" reg_add,0x2,"%reg%\Classes\XnView.emf\DefaultIcon","","%PE_Programs%\%ProgramFolder%\XnView.exe#$c11" reg_add,0x2,"%reg%\Classes\XnView.emf\shell\open\command","","#$q%PE_Programs%\%ProgramFolder%\XnView.exe#$q#$s#$q#$p1#$q" reg_add,0x1,"%reg%\Classes\XnView.gif","","GIF Image" reg_add,0x2,"%reg%\Classes\XnView.gif\DefaultIcon","","%PE_Programs%\%ProgramFolder%\XnView.exe#$c3" reg_add,0x2,"%reg%\Classes\XnView.gif\shell\open\command","","#$q%PE_Programs%\%ProgramFolder%\XnView.exe#$q#$s#$q#$p1#$q" Hive_Unload,HKU