Is there a way to open files with arbitrary file extensions?

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Is there a way to open files with arbitrary file extensions?

Posing this question again since the first discussion has been closed. I have a file with a .asm extension in my iCloud drive. That means it’s a plain text file. The iPad doesn’t recognize it. The previous answer was to download Documents 5 and use it. I did download that app and when I tried to open the .asm file, it said unknown file type and wouldn’t open it. I went to my PC and changed the file name to have the .txt extension and then it opened fine with Documents 5. Is there a way to get the iPad to treat .asm files as plain text files?

iPad, iPadOS 14

Posted on Oct 24, 2021 6:31 PM

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ChrisJ4203

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Oct 24, 2021 6:45 PM in response to nickk48

You could send that .txt file you had on the PC to your iPad via email and then save it. The .asm extension is not recognized as a text file. A Google search shows that this is an assembly language source code file and can be opened with a text editor. There is no real text editor on the iPad that is configured to recognize that file as a text file, just like your PC. You should not needed Documents 5, it should have easily opened with Notes, which is a text editor as well, as long as it could recognize that it was a text file. Not all programs can recognize all unusual file extensions.

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