Re: File suffixes and Launching applications

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From: Pascal Chesnais
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 21:44

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In article <Buqp7y.Mu4@psych.toronto.edu> russ@psych.toronto.edu (Russell  
Sutherland) writes:
> How does one go about setting with file suffixes
> trigger autolaunching of the associated application;
> either by double clicking or the "open" command?
> 
> For example if a file ends in .ps or .eps the Preview
> application is used. I would like to for example
> add the .epsi suffix to this list.
In general the app has to know about the extension.  A way
around this is to use Mike Hawley's Opener.app available
at a ftp server near you.

pasc

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