Re: Asks every time when opening .pdf file

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From: JamesStep
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 12:04

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> Whenever I click on a .pdf link while browsing it asks me which app to
> use...I don't recall it doing this previously...is there a way to set
> this once and for all?

As someone else suggested, try using the Get Info box to assign an
application to open PDF files. If that doesn't work, it's possible that
your Launch Services database is corrupt; a Google search should turn
up instructions for rebuilding it (TinkerTool, for example).

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