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Table 24-29: .ini File Keyword Settings (cont.)
Setting Description
File Extensions View
Chapter 24: View Reference
Configure the Target System View
Data Value Enter the value for the keyword. If you are adding or appending a value, enter the new
value. If you are removing a tag, enter the tag that you would like to remove. If you are
removing the keyword and value, leave this setting blank.
You can use Windows Installer properties in your keyword’s value. To do this, surround
the property with square brackets—for example, [INSTALLDIR].
File extensions enable you to link a certain type of file to your product. When that file is double-clicked,
your product is launched, and your product opens that file. When you open a text (.txt) file, you are
actually sending a message to the operating system, telling it to launch Notepad so that you can view the
contents of that text file. If you want to provide similar functionality for your product and its files, you
can create a file extension association.
For details about each of the settings that you can configure for a file association, see File Extension
Settings.
File Extension Settings
File extension settings enable you to specify detailed information about the associated file type. To
access these settings, open the File Extensions view, and in the File Extensions explorer, select the file
extension that you want to edit.
Each file extension setting is described below:
Table 24-30: File Extension Settings
Setting Description
Feature Select the feature that you want this file type association to be a part of. If the selected
feature is installed, the file type association will be made.
File Select from the list the executable file for which you are creating a file extension
association. If you have not yet added the necessary file to your installation project, it is
not displayed in the list.
Important: It is not possible to create a file extension association for a dynamically
linked file. If you want to configure an association, the file must be included in your
project statically.
Command Enter the text that you want displayed on the context menu for the Open verb. If you
leave this setting blank, the word Open appears as the first command on the context
menu for this type of file. If you prefer it to contain the text Edit with MyProduct,
enter &Edit with MyProduct in this setting.
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