by AtomFury on August 14th, 2009

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How do I tell a program to immediately select an executable after being run? I'm trying to make it so that when you click on the executable file (which usually asks you to select what file you want to use), it will automatically know what to run. Help?

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by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on August 14th, 2009
I'm not 100% sure, but are you asking how to set file associations?

If you open an executable, it will run (execute) itself.
If you open a file, it may open a program other than what you want or just sit there confused.

As for file associations, I generally right-click the file, select "Open with...", tell it to remember that choice and open ALL files with that extension with teh program I select, then choose the program I want to open it with.
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- No, not file associations. What the guy said below me is what I'm trying to do, but it's not working right. I just want it configured so that when the program opens, it opens a file immediately. Does that make sense?
  
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  by AtomFury on August 14th, 2009
- Ah. I see.
  I generally use the same programs for SSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOO many files that doing so would be ludicrous at best. I mean, for me that would require a minimum of 200 shortcuts just for the stuff I use at least once a week.
  Accordingly, I am more likely to go the "Open with..." route from the file if I want to open it with something other that the app I already associated it with.
  
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by Takei-Shihan on August 14th, 2009
... create a bunch of shortcuts to the same program ...

... right click on each shortcut in turn and select 'properties' ...

... edit the command line that launches the program by adding the path and file name of the file you want to be run by the program ...

... save as what ever name you want ...

... then run the shortcuts ...

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... this is how I open an MP3 player program along with a certain playlist of selected songs ...
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- I'm slightly confused on what line the information should be entered on. I typed in the path of the file on the Target line with quotations and everything, but it still doesn't work.
  
  To explain I put:
  "C:\Users\Desktop\File.exe" right after the current path entered that looks like "C:\Users\Desktop\Start.exe". Altogether, they looked like this:
  
  "C:\Users\Desktop\Start.exe" "C:\Users\Desktop\File.exe"
  
  What am I doing wrong?
  
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- ... just one set of quote marks that start and finish the entire command ...
  ... try removing the middle ones ...
  
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