"Open with" can not change default

THIS *****!! I have tried most things! I am running 10.8.2 and I don't even HAVE a .com.apple.launches.pst file!! Terminal files doesn't work either! DO APPLE EVEN READ THESE??? WHAT THE HECK!!!???

I have this problem with .xml files. The default application is Finale_2014.5, and when I change it to Finale, it works for a single file, but as soon as I click on Change All, the open with text box changes back to Finale 2014.5 (default).

I have tried all the suggested fixes, but I get an error when running this command:

/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user

The error is -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'

Is the syntax wrong for a bash commandline?

Actually, the command I run in the bash shell is:

$

$ <pre class="alt2" style="margin:0px;padding:3px;border:1px inset;width:640px;height:34px;overflow:auto">/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreSer vices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Suppor t/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user</pre>

-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'

bash does not seem to like the <pre ... stuff. Running /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchSe rvices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user

succeeds.

When you click on the XML document you get the error:

THE XML FILE ( your file name here) cannot be opened because there is no available data view.

Unspecified Error (whatever number 13 // 18 etc)

But this file was in fact downloaded to your Mac so go to your "downloads" or your "all my files" view search the file you downloaded yourdocument.XML then right click on it and select "open with".

You can only get the 'Open With' option after downloading the file and getting the warning error.

I hope that helps.

Sam

ninpolearner wrote:

Dude, seriously? Did you even read the question? Your solution is the process that isn't working. Clicking "Change All..." just changes the new application selected back to the default application.

You're responding to someone who last posted in this thread in 2009. It's possible, though I can't test it, that their solution worked on the system software available then.

JamesPrest0n wrote:

DO APPLE EVEN READ THESE??? WHAT THE HECK!!!???

No.

The forums are user-to-user.

http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html