Topic: Internal File Association

hello,

The availability of portable apps opens up the way to carry apps from one computer to another, having an internal file association built-into taggedfrog would create flexibility in viewing/editing tagged files. the internal file assocaition would be responsible in opening up certain filetype with an application (portableapps/installed) especiailly helpful when the computer doesnt have the application installed.

Example of programs with internal file association -
q-dir 3.93 - http://www.softwareok.com/?seite=freeware/Q-Dir
xyplorer - http://www.xyplorer.com/

thanks:)

Re: Internal File Association

Sorry, but I did not understand you clearly.

Do you like to see a functionality to attach TaggedFrog to any file extension or you like to be able to change file associations from within of TaggedFrog?

Re: Internal File Association

He means within TaggedFrog I believe.

ps. Check your lunarfrog.com email when you get a chance please Andrei smile

Re: Internal File Association

hi andrei,

the idea is within taggedfrog you can set applications to open specific filetypes. example, your using taggedfrog portably, you have an .html that you like to view in firefox, but the computer your using doesn't have firefox installed, luckily, you have portable firefox with you and you set it to associate with .html files, when you open the .html, portable firefox will be called instead the default internet browser of the computer you are using.

additional information

1 - sample (reference picture q-dir)
http://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freewa … tion_rules


2 - sample (reference q-dir faq)
http://www.softwareok.com/?seite=faq-Q-DIR&faq=51


3 - sample (reference xyplorer tip)
These associations between filename patterns and applications are private to XYplorer and portable. They are completely independent of the system wide file associations stored in the registry.

Syntax:
  pattern(s)>application

Examples with simple extension patterns:
  png>C:\Programs\Viewer\Viewer.exe
  png;jpg>C:\Programs\Viewer\Viewer.exe [more than one pattern, separated by ;]
  png>..\Viewer\Viewer.exe [relative to this XYplorer's path]
  png>?:\Programs\Viewer\Viewer.exe [? is set to drive where this XYplorer is running from]
  txt>%windir%\notepad.exe [environment variables allowed]
  txt>notepad [registered applications need base name only]

Examples with other patterns:
  readme.txt>readmeview.exe [load readme.txt files with readmeview.exe]
  ?:\*.pdf>?:\Programs\pdfview.exe [load PDF files on app drive with a viewer on app drive]

You can as well enter a script that will be triggered on opening a file:
  *.exe>::copytext <curver> [copies the version number of a dbl-clicked executable]


4 - sample (reference xyplorer 7.10)
check Portable Openwith Menu

http://www.xyplorer.com/release_7.10.htm
http://www.xyplorer.com/tour/index.php?page=pom

check out the information, smile thanks

Re: Internal File Association

Wow, thanks for the detailed description!