Legionary
25th March 2002 15:52 UTC

File associations
This isn't really an NSIS question as such, but it relates to my installer...

I want to associate .rtf and .txt files with the editor I've just finished writing - it takes "filename" as a parameter. I'd also like to have 'Open with editor' as a right-click option for all files. I know that associations are stored in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT group, and I know that NSIS has functions for working with the registry, but I'm not sure how to actually define these associations. Can someone help? (I've searched far and wide on Google, and I've gone through the last 500 threads on this forum, but I'm none-the-wiser...)



Suggestion for NSIS: I know that it has registry functions, but perhaps a function specifically for associations would be useful...

TIA, Andy

Hando
25th March 2002 16:12 UTC

I'm going off memory here cause I don't have NSIS installed at the moment BUT I think that one of the example scripts that come bundled with NSIS actually does it. Might even be the NSIS one. Otherwise this topic has been covered a couple times on the board so someone will have the answer.

Legionary
25th March 2002 16:30 UTC

Indeed it does; thanks, I should have checked more thoroughly