1. Multi-version file associations (Windows 7)
- Posted by ArthurCrump May 26, 2014
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I decided to retain Euphoria version 4.0.5 when I installed version 4.1.0. The one thing it did not change was the file association for *.exw files. When I attempted to use 'open with...' and specify the new interpreter, nothing happened. I found that it was necessary to hide the version 4.0.5 interpreter. Then *.exw files could be associated with the new interpreter using 'open_with...'. Knowing this now, my tip is:
If you want to keep an older version when installing a new version, hide the interpreters eui.exe and euiw.exe before installing the new version.
Arthur
PS: The same may apply to the compiler and binders.
I am using different subdirectories of c:\euphoria for the two versions
2. Re: Multi-version file associations (Windows 7)
- Posted by SDPringle May 26, 2014
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Hello Arthur. I must say I am a bit disappointed concerned. We put a lot of time making an installer that gives you options. You were supposed to get an option when you install whether you want to associate these extensions with the new package. Don't you get these options?
Shawn Pringle
3. Re: Multi-version file associations (Windows 7)
- Posted by ArthurCrump May 27, 2014
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Hello Arthur. I must say I am a bit disappointed concerned. We put a lot of time making an installer that gives you options. You were supposed to get an option when you install whether you want to associate these extensions with the new package. Don't you get these options?
Shawn Pringle
I can't remember, but I am sure that I would have selected that option if I had seen it. I could uninstall V4.1.0, restore the V4.0.5 interpreter from its hide folder, make it the default file association, and try again, making a note of what I see.
I have been putting the versions in C:\euphoria\V405 and C:\euphoria\V410, so I could swap versions easily. I suppose V0005 and V40100 would have been more consistent with the full version numbers from info:version()
Arthur
