After file association not able to open a particular file

maxbirth · 4th March 2008, 05:58

Hi,
I use this link for File association "http://nsis.sourceforge.net/File_Association". It works fine for my extension.But facing one problem.I cannot open a selected file.The problem is I made association with my extension say ".hon". Also I have many files with this extension say "abc.hon,apple.hon".I want to play "abc.hon" when i double-click "abc.hon",my player get activated but abc.hon is not played.In my player code I have written code to accept parameters but I think its something we can do with nsis. Does anyone know to solve this problem?As I am new to nsis all great ideas will help me to solve issue.

Thanks in advance

maxbirth · 4th March 2008, 11:08

Hi All,
I find the problem & yet not solved.Actually the problem was with filename.With the " registerExtension.nsh" the filenames cannot be more than 8 chars.Also there should not be "." in between.
EX: abcdefhi.hon will play (as it has 8 chars).But
abcdefghij.hon will not play.
Also a.b.hon will not play (as it contains '.').

But I dont know to solve.Please somebody help.

Thanks In Advance

kichik · 4th March 2008, 16:21

Sounds like a problem in the player itself if it's having trouble with certain lengths of names. Add some debugging code in there to make sure you get the right argument first and then try to figure out why it's not used properly.

maxbirth · 5th March 2008, 07:43

Hi,
My problem is solved.yes it was problem with the player.I misjudge the error.In the player code I was checking the extension ".hon".So when a folder with space inbetween comes for example ['My Workplace' is shown as 'My2~\filename.hon']then its shown with "~" sign thus finally the checking for extension w'ont work.

Thanks

4th March 2008, 05:58	#1
maxbirth Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3	After file association not able to open a particular file Hi, I use this link for File association "http://nsis.sourceforge.net/File_Association". It works fine for my extension.But facing one problem.I cannot open a selected file.The problem is I made association with my extension say ".hon". Also I have many files with this extension say "abc.hon,apple.hon".I want to play "abc.hon" when i double-click "abc.hon",my player get activated but abc.hon is not played.In my player code I have written code to accept parameters but I think its something we can do with nsis. Does anyone know to solve this problem?As I am new to nsis all great ideas will help me to solve issue. Thanks in advance

4th March 2008, 16:21	#3
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,343	Sounds like a problem in the player itself if it's having trouble with certain lengths of names. Add some debugging code in there to make sure you get the right argument first and then try to figure out why it's not used properly. NSIS FAQ \| NSIS Home Page \| Donate $ "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -- Confucius

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4th March 2008, 11:08	#2
maxbirth Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3	Hi All, I find the problem & yet not solved.Actually the problem was with filename.With the " registerExtension.nsh" the filenames cannot be more than 8 chars.Also there should not be "." in between. EX: abcdefhi.hon will play (as it has 8 chars).But abcdefghij.hon will not play. Also a.b.hon will not play (as it contains '.'). But I dont know to solve.Please somebody help. Thanks In Advance

5th March 2008, 07:43	#4
maxbirth Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3	Hi, My problem is solved.yes it was problem with the player.I misjudge the error.In the player code I was checking the extension ".hon".So when a folder with space inbetween comes for example ['My Workplace' is shown as 'My2~\filename.hon']then its shown with "~" sign thus finally the checking for extension w'ont work. Thanks