HOWTO: Create Macintosh Associations for Nondefault File Extensions

ID: Q222904

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SUMMARY

It is possible to create Macintosh file associations for nondefault file types on Services for Macintosh (SFM) volumes.

To create these associations, follow these steps:

  1. On a Macintosh computer with Resedit installed, open Resedit. (Resedit is a file utility found on Macintosh computers.) Opening Resedit brings up the browse window.


  2. Select one of the files of the file type for which you want to add associations.


  3. After this file opens, go to the File menu and click Get info for filename.

    This brings up a window that shows you the Type and Creator for the file you opened.


  4. Write down the Type and Creator for the file.


  5. On the server running SFM, click Start, click Run, type winfile.exe, and then click OK.


  6. Go to Macfile, and select Associate.


  7. Click Add and then fill in the Creator and Type information you got from Resedit. Click OK; the description is optional.


  8. In the Macintosh Document Creator and Type window, select your newly created entry.


  9. In the File with MS-DOS Extensions drop-down box, type the three-character MS-DOS extension of the file type (for example, .xls).


  10. Click Associate.



MORE INFORMATION

The following registry key shows the file extensions that are currently available for association. You should see your newly created association here.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MacFiles\Paramteres\Extentions

Additional query words: mac macfile 


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Version           : winnt:4.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: March 29, 1999