assign file extension to a certain application

[r0n]

Is there a way to associate an application to a file extension.
For example ".txt" associated with 'Notepad++' (Every time a .txt get's double clicked, it will be opened with 'Notepad++'

I now have a rather long macro that does through the GUI, (right click on file, open "Properties", click button "Change..." , etc...).
I tried to find a more direct way through commandline, but I could not find a way.

Can QM handle this?

[Gintaras]

Look in the file category.
file.FileTypeRegister and other similar functions.

[r0n]

wow!
Didn't know about that!!!
Thank you, this will cut down my macro size!!!

Thank you!!!!!

[r0n]

Sorry to kick this topic up but in windows 7 this worked perfectly.
Recently I moved to windows 10 and the function generates an error, I used the F1 example of FileTypeRegister to try it in it's most basic form but it errors at the FileTypeRegister command:

Macro Macro40

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FileTypeRegister "vig" "vigfile" "Vig File" "shell32.dll,20" "notepad.exe ''%1''"

str s="test"
s.setfile("$desktop$\test.vig")
run "$desktop$\test.vig"

Also tried

Macro Macro40

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FileTypeRegister "vig" "vigfile" "Vig File" "d:\npp\notepad++.exe" "d:\npp\notepad++.exe ''%1''"

str s="test"
s.setfile("$desktop$\test.vig")
run "$desktop$\test.vig"

[Kevin]

first example worked no problem for me on win10

second example had to change slightly to get it to work

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FileTypeRegister "vig" "vigfile" "Vig File" "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe" "notepad++.exe ''%1''"
str s="test"
s.setfile("$desktop$\test.vig")
run "$desktop$\test.vig"

[Gintaras]

Macro Macro7

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;/exe 2
FileTypeRegister "vig" "vigfile" "Vig File" "shell32.dll,20" "notepad.exe ''%1''"

;BEGIN PROJECT
;END PROJECT

[r0n]

@Kevin and Gintaras,

thanks!