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#303111 - 15/10/2007 14:02 Looking for Windows shell extension that implements Magic file typing
gbeer carpal tunnel Registered: 17/12/2000 Posts: 2665 Loc: Manteca, California	I've been searching google this morning without much luck. (windows shell extension "magic file" unix) Hoping to find a Shell extension for Windows explorer that implements a unix magic file typing to windows. _________________________ Glenn
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#303112 - 15/10/2007 14:39 Re: Looking for Windows shell extension that implements Magic file typing [Re: gbeer]
Roger carpal tunnel Registered: 18/01/2000 Posts: 5683 Loc: London, UK	Quote: I've been searching google this morning without much luck. (windows shell extension "magic file" unix) Hoping to find a Shell extension for Windows explorer that implements a unix magic file typing to windows. Why does it have to be a shell extension? Cygwin comes with 'file'. _________________________ -- roger
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#303113 - 15/10/2007 23:16 Re: Looking for Windows shell extension that implements Magic file typ [Re: Roger]
gbeer carpal tunnel Registered: 17/12/2000 Posts: 2665 Loc: Manteca, California	One of the programs I use creates files named name.ext.1, name.ext.2, name.ext.3 Each successive save gets the next increment. This makes launching the software by double clicking the file problematic as windows doesn't know how to deal with an infinite number of file extensions. Not to mentions that there are a few that are predefined for other uses. The alternative is to define many, many file types. _________________________ Glenn
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#303114 - 16/10/2007 00:25 Re: Looking for Windows shell extension that implements Magic file typ [Re: gbeer]
wfaulk carpal tunnel Registered: 25/12/2000 Posts: 16706 Loc: Raleigh, NC US	So you want to be able to double-click on a file, have the OS scan the file for its format, then launch the appropriate program irrespective of its extension? That would be a pretty cool trick, but I doubt anyone has anything like that because it would have to do that for every file, although I expect that it is technically possible. More likely, there might be something where you could left-click on a file and have it do that. _________________________ Bitt Faulk
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#303115 - 16/10/2007 05:12 Re: Looking for Windows shell extension that implements Magic file typ [Re: gbeer]
Roger carpal tunnel Registered: 18/01/2000 Posts: 5683 Loc: London, UK	It's not as slick, but if you add a shortcut to the program to your SendTo folder, you can right-click any file and open it with that program. _________________________ -- roger
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#303116 - 16/10/2007 15:26 Re: Looking for Windows shell extension that implements Magic file typ [Re: gbeer]
canuckInOR carpal tunnel Registered: 13/02/2002 Posts: 3212 Loc: Portland, OR	Quote: One of the programs I use creates files named name.ext.1, name.ext.2, name.ext.3 I'm sure you've checked for this already, but I know of a smart computer guy who put paper in his printer upside down, so it needs to be asked -- is there a preferences setting that lets you change the way files are named?
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#303117 - 16/10/2007 20:03 Re: Looking for Windows shell extension that implements Magic file typ [Re: gbeer]
siberia37 old hand Registered: 09/01/2002 Posts: 702 Loc: Tacoma,WA	Sounds like you need a script to rename the files so there are file1.ext instead of file.ext.1
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#303118 - 17/10/2007 02:07 Re: Looking for Windows shell extension that implements Magic file typ [Re: canuckInOR]
gbeer carpal tunnel Registered: 17/12/2000 Posts: 2665 Loc: Manteca, California	Quote: Quote: One of the programs I use creates files named name.ext.1, name.ext.2, name.ext.3 I'm sure you've checked for this already, but I know of a smart computer guy who put paper in his printer upside down, so it needs to be asked -- is there a preferences setting that lets you change the way files are named? Is it good, or bad, when you don't have to click on the like to figure out who... Nope, no pref's on how the files are named. _________________________ Glenn
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#303119 - 17/10/2007 02:21 Re: Looking for Windows shell extension that implements Magic file typ [Re: siberia37]
gbeer carpal tunnel Registered: 17/12/2000 Posts: 2665 Loc: Manteca, California	Quote: Sounds like you need a script to rename the files so there are file1.ext instead of file.ext.1 Won't work, the files all cross reference each other. FileA referenced FileB and C and D which references E and F.... The best that could be done is to purge all but the highest numbered file for each file.ext (I have scripts for that) then rename to remove the .###. That would work, but eliminates the earlier file versions, and would have to be redone frequently. Which kind of defeats the simplicity of double clicking on the file. Double clicking a file also has the advantage of starting the software, where the working directory is that of the file location. _________________________ Glenn
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#303120 - 17/10/2007 09:29 Re: Looking for Windows shell extension that implements Magic file typ [Re: gbeer]
Rufus new poster Registered: 07/04/2001 Posts: 23 Loc: Lancs UK	Is the software Pro/Engineer ? Mark.
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#303121 - 17/10/2007 11:54 Re: Looking for Windows shell extension that implements Magic file typ [Re: gbeer]
wfaulk carpal tunnel Registered: 25/12/2000 Posts: 16706 Loc: Raleigh, NC US	How about creating a bazillion shortcuts that have names like "file.1.ext" that point to "file.ext.1"? It's a lot of work initially, and it's not exactly tidy, but you probably won't have to touch it again. _________________________ Bitt Faulk
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