Associate a file type with an application inside a package

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Associate a file type with an application inside a package

Hi,

Long time I haven't posted in these forums...
I've just installed CrossOver an application that enables you to use Win applications in a Mac environment ( http://macamour.com/blog/2011/03/24/run-windows-applications-on-mac-without-wind ows/) which is superb, but I'm having this issue:
I'd like to associate a file type with a CrossOver application, but the CO apps are inside the package as you can see in the screenshot below:

What can I do to associate a given file type with apps located there?

Mac, Lenovo and IBM user, Mac OS X (10.6.4), MBP, iMac, iPods, iPhone ...

Posted on Mar 24, 2011 3:15 PM

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Barney-15E

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Mar 24, 2011 3:30 PM in response to Hedi ®

I'm not sure if this will work, but you can navigate into that folder by typing cmd-shift-g in the choose application dialog from the Open With section of Get Info.
Type the path into the folder (/Applications/CrossOver/Applications CaseWare/) and you will go into the CrossOver/Applications CaseWare/ folder. Being that they are not Mac OS X applications, I'm not sure if the Finder can hand off the file to them even if you can select them.

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Hedi ® Author

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Mar 24, 2011 3:45 PM in response to Barney-15E

Thanks for the fast answer, but it actually didn't work...

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Barney-15E

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Mar 24, 2011 3:46 PM in response to Hedi ®

Yeah, I didn't have much hope for it. I think CodeWeaver's would have to create a mechanism to hand off the document to the correct Windows App. You might check their website and see if it is possible.

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Hedi ® Author

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Mar 26, 2011 3:57 AM in response to Barney-15E

But there is an integration with MS Office documents... when I right click on a MS doc, I can pick the MS Office 2007 (CrossOver) as a handler

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Barney-15E

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Mar 26, 2011 4:56 AM in response to Hedi ®

I imagine it depends on how the application is bundled up to work through CrossOver. MS Office appears to be set up that way, while the others are not. Really, this is a question for CodeWeavers as they would have to make that possible.

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jucardi

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Aug 31, 2011 9:58 PM in response to Hedi ®

My friends, I got the answer for you, it's quite simple.

The reason CrossOver is not opening the right application is because the files are associated with CrossOver.app rather than the windows app itself. Now, when you try to open a file with CrossOver.app, CrossOver attempts to open that file with whatever association it has in the Windows Registry from the Default Bottle.

SOLUTION:

1) In the CrossOver menu, go to

2) Programs > Run Command...

3) type "regedit" and press Enter. The Registry Editor will open.

4) In the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT you got all the files associations. Go to the file association you are trying to fix. Ej: [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.txt]

5) In the (Default) key there's a value, in this example the value is "txtfile" (do not modify this value).

6) Now that you know what the value is, go to "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT" + the value you saw in the (Default) key + "shell\open\command". In this example it would be [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell\open\command]

7) Modify the (Default) value in this route with the path for the .exe file you wish to use and add %1 at the end. In my case i wanted to make Notpad++ the default app to open txt files so this key became "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe %1"

(If you have any doubts where the exe file for you application is, go to Configure > Manage Bottles, select your bottle, go to Advanced > Open C: Drive in finder)

I hope this helps.

Regards,

JCD

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