| Re: Can't associate IDL with .pro files on Windows XP [message #47670] |
Sat, 25 February 2006 09:36 |
Marc Reinig
Messages: 30
Registered: June 2004
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When you uninstalled the previous versions, probably one of them removed the
link between .PRO and IDLDE.EXE, unaware that a newer version had been
installed, thus breaking the link. A problem with the uninstall script
probably. Perhaps it should have queried you about whether you wanted to
remove the link.
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Marco
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Marc Reinig
UCO/Lick Observatory
Laboratory for Adaptive Optics
"Jared Espley" <jespley@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1140855453.553277.74390@v46g2000cwv.googlegroups.com...
> Thanks for the input. However, that's more or less what I was trying
> already. The problem is that when I browse for idlde.exe and click on
> it, it doesn't show up on the list of possible applications to open
> things up. I'd think this was a problem with Windows but yet when I
> try, for example, starcraft.exe, starcraft shows up in the list, I
> click ok, and windows tries to open .pro files with starcraft from then
> on. Thus it seems to be a problem with the way IDLDE is registered
> with Windows. I'm quite baffled honestly.
>
> Update: Well after writing the previous paragraph I thought I better
> triple check that I wasn't doing anything completely stupid. This time
> around I noticed an "advanced" button once I had selected .pro from the
> list of recognized file extensions. I clicked on it, clicked on the
> new action button, typed the word "open" and browsed for the idlde.exe,
> selected it as the executing program, and clicked ok. Viola.
> Everything worked as it should. I'm still baffled but my problem is
> solved. Sorry this turned out to be probably off topic since it seems
> to be mainly a Windows problem. Nonetheless, something was causing IDL
> to be treated differently.
>
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| Re: Can't associate IDL with .pro files on Windows XP [message #47671 is a reply to message #47670] |
Sat, 25 February 2006 00:17  |
Jared Espley
Messages: 17
Registered: February 2006
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Thanks for the input. However, that's more or less what I was trying
already. The problem is that when I browse for idlde.exe and click on
it, it doesn't show up on the list of possible applications to open
things up. I'd think this was a problem with Windows but yet when I
try, for example, starcraft.exe, starcraft shows up in the list, I
click ok, and windows tries to open .pro files with starcraft from then
on. Thus it seems to be a problem with the way IDLDE is registered
with Windows. I'm quite baffled honestly.
Update: Well after writing the previous paragraph I thought I better
triple check that I wasn't doing anything completely stupid. This time
around I noticed an "advanced" button once I had selected .pro from the
list of recognized file extensions. I clicked on it, clicked on the
new action button, typed the word "open" and browsed for the idlde.exe,
selected it as the executing program, and clicked ok. Viola.
Everything worked as it should. I'm still baffled but my problem is
solved. Sorry this turned out to be probably off topic since it seems
to be mainly a Windows problem. Nonetheless, something was causing IDL
to be treated differently.
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| Re: Can't associate IDL with .pro files on Windows XP [message #47673 is a reply to message #47671] |
Fri, 24 February 2006 16:54 |
Marc Reinig
Messages: 30
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Open "Explorer"
Go to "Tools"
Select "Folder Options"
Select "File Types"
scroll down until you find "PRO"
if you find it, click "change"
Now click "select program from list" and "OK"
Select "Browse" and find IDLDE.exe, clcik "OK"
Select "Always use the selected program ..." and click "OK"
If you don't find it click "New" and enter PRO and click apply
Now select "PRO", click "change" etc.
--
Marco
________________________
Marc Reinig
UCO/Lick Observatory
Laboratory for Adaptive Optics
"Jared Espley" <jespley@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1140825969.976369.146810@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com.. .
> Hi,
>
> I'm having trouble getting Windows to recognize IDL as a program to
> open .pro files. I've tried both a general google search and searching
> this group for help and had no luck. Maybe someone here will point out
> what my mistake is; surely it's something obvious I'm overlooking.
>
> I had IDL 5.5 and IDL 6.1 on my Windows XP machine. I was using 6.1
> but hadn't ever bothered to get rid of 5.5. I just installed 6.2 on
> the same machine and decided to go ahead and uninstall 5.5 using the
> Windows uninstall interface.
>
> When I did so, my .pro files were not recognized by Windows as being
> opened by IDL any longer. When I click on them, Windows does its usual
> thing and asks what program would I like to open them with. I choose
> to find the program myself (as if I had right clicked and said open
> with). I then get the usual list of possible programs. IDL is not
> listed but when I select browse I go to
> c:/rsi/idl62/bin/bin.x386/idlde.exe. I click open which closes the
> browse window and returns me to the window for selecting the program
> but yet IDLDE is not added to the possible list.
>
> Just to test things, I tried selecting something random not found in
> the possible list as the opening application. I selected my sshd.exe
> application through the same process and it showed up in the possible
> list and in fact Windows dutifully tried to open the .pro file with it
> (failing of course).
>
> When I run IDLDE I can of course manually open .pro files just fine.
> It's just that it'd be nice to have clicking on the .pro file
> automatically open idlde as it did this morning and many years
> previously.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
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