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64 Client for 32-bit Windows Administrator’s Guide Go to Document CenterConfiguring Extended Parameter PassingFile type association data is stored in the Windows registry. To associate a file typeon the client device with the published application, you need to replace the opencommand for the file type with a command line that passes the file name and path tothe application published on the server running MetaFrame Presentation Server.Important MetaFrame Presentation Server supports the ISO8859-1 charactercode for western European languages, including English, and the ShiftJIScharacter code for Japanese. You must use one of these two character codes toestablish file type associations.The command line you create must include the following elements:• The file name of the Client executable used to launch the published application• The name of the published application to launch, in the correct syntax• The parameter passing argumentsThe next section explains how to determine which Client executable to include inthe command line.Determining the Client ExecutableUsers can connect to published applications using the following methods:• Finding and launching an application in an application set using ProgramNeighborhood• Creating and launching a custom ICA connection using Program Neighborhood• Launching an .ica file (.ica files are placed on the client device when the userconnects using the Web Interface)Each of these methods launches the published application using a differentexecutable on the client device. The following table lists which executable youmust include in the parameter passing command line based on the user’s connectionmethod.Connection methodCustom ICA connections (using Program Neighborhood Client)Applications identified in ICA files (including connecting usingthe Web Interface)Applications in application sets (using Program Neighborhood)ICA Client executableWfcrun32.exeWfica32.exePn.exe