| 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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