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howto:use_as_a_file_associator [2014/02/12 17:10]
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howto:use_as_a_file_associator [2014/10/04 10:39] (current)
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 What that means is that when Microsoft Word was installed by you, it told Windows that if you click on a DOC file then make Windows use Microsoft Word (associate itself) with the DOC file and then Word knows to open it for you. What that means is that when Microsoft Word was installed by you, it told Windows that if you click on a DOC file then make Windows use Microsoft Word (associate itself) with the DOC file and then Word knows to open it for you.
  
-In easy to understand terms, ​windows ​makes DOC files to use WORD to open them.  DOC is associated with WORD.+In easy to understand terms, ​Windows ​makes DOC files to use WORD to open them.\\ 
 +DOC is associated with WORD.
  
-Well, that's all good, but what if you have a PORTABLE application that is on your Flash Drive or in a folder on your external F: drive? ​ No association can be made because Windows didn't INSTALL and REGISTER it.+Well, that's all good, but what if you have a PORTABLE application that is on your Flash Drivein a folder on your external ​''​F:''​ drive or also on your local drive? No association can be made because Windows didn't INSTALL and REGISTER it.
  
-DropIt to the rescue again.+**DropIt to the rescue again. ​You can use it as a file associator**!
  
-Use the rules and associations of DropIt to make your TED (editor) on the F: drive be used when you click on a TXT file, or an INI file.+\\ 
 +----
  
 +===== Example =====
  
 +**You can create the following association to make your TED (a text editor) on the ''​F:''​ drive be used when you click on a TXT file, or an INI file:**
  
 +Name: ''​Open with TED''​\\
 +Rules: ''​*.txt;​*.ini''​\\
 +Action: ''​Open With''​\\
 +Destination:​ ''​F:​\Portable Software\TED\TED.exe''​
  
- +From the "​Configure"​ button of the Destination field you can also select "''​Pause until opened file is closed''​". It is useful if you want to open several ​files one by one, in programs that allow to open them one at a time.
-''​Tutorial under development''​ +
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-''>>​ using Open With action ​to open files with portable applications''​ +
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