Q58333: Windows 3.0 WIN.INI [extensions] Section

Article: Q58333
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a
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Last Modified: 16-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a 
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SUMMARY
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The following information is contained in the Microsoft Windows 3.0 WININI.TXT
readme file. The Windows Setup program copies this file to the Windows
directory.

[EXTENSIONS] SECTION
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The [extensions] section contains settings that link groups of
document files with an application so that opening the document file
automatically starts the application.

The [extensions] section can contain settings of the following type:

<extension>=<executable-filename input-filename>

Purpose: Contains a list of filename extensions and corresponding
        applications that are called when the user chooses a file
        that has one of the given extensions.

        The <extension> keyname is a one- to three-character
        extension. The <executable-filename> value is the filename
        (with the .EXE extension) of the corresponding application.
        The <input-filename> value is the filename that will be
        passed to the application when called. This value can be any
        filename, or it can consist of a special wildcard character
        -- the caret (^) -- followed by a filename extension. The
        caret (^) represents all files with the specified extension.

        For example, the following setting links document files with
        the .CAL extension to the Windows Calendar application:

           cal=calendar.exe ^.cal

To change: Choose Association from the File menu in File Manager.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a win30

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a

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