Opening files on many windows
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Hi, does anybody know hot to open multiple files in multiple instance of an application simply pressing enter after multiselected the files into windows explorer? (i.e. one instance per one file) In my old PC I found the way managing the DDE options, but now that pc is formatted and I'm not finding again the way. My current setting is in this[^] setting-form is : OPEN ....application.exe "%1" TRUE [open("%1")] ...etc With this setting "application.exe" is opened only one time and inside that is opened all the files selected. The strange thing is that the same setting for the application Notepad let runs multiple instances to open all the text files selected. :doh: some help? ...
Russell
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Hi, does anybody know hot to open multiple files in multiple instance of an application simply pressing enter after multiselected the files into windows explorer? (i.e. one instance per one file) In my old PC I found the way managing the DDE options, but now that pc is formatted and I'm not finding again the way. My current setting is in this[^] setting-form is : OPEN ....application.exe "%1" TRUE [open("%1")] ...etc With this setting "application.exe" is opened only one time and inside that is opened all the files selected. The strange thing is that the same setting for the application Notepad let runs multiple instances to open all the text files selected. :doh: some help? ...
Russell
I will be kind, for it is a Monday. This kind of Tech question belongs in a forum, I would suggest 'Vista/Windows7'. Others may flame you, but I am generous.
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
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I will be kind, for it is a Monday. This kind of Tech question belongs in a forum, I would suggest 'Vista/Windows7'. Others may flame you, but I am generous.
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
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Hi, does anybody know hot to open multiple files in multiple instance of an application simply pressing enter after multiselected the files into windows explorer? (i.e. one instance per one file) In my old PC I found the way managing the DDE options, but now that pc is formatted and I'm not finding again the way. My current setting is in this[^] setting-form is : OPEN ....application.exe "%1" TRUE [open("%1")] ...etc With this setting "application.exe" is opened only one time and inside that is opened all the files selected. The strange thing is that the same setting for the application Notepad let runs multiple instances to open all the text files selected. :doh: some help? ...
Russell
I don't think this can be handled by the shell only. There must be an option in your application settings such as "allow multiple instances to be open at the same time" that you should check or uncheck. You could try and play with the options of the
startcommand. For instance, instead of"C:/program files/my app/application .exe" "%1"
use
"start /b C:/program files/my app/application .exe" "%1"
On a side note, I recommand to work directly in the registry instead of using the painful file association dialog of the explorer.
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I will be kind, for it is a Monday. This kind of Tech question belongs in a forum, I would suggest 'Vista/Windows7'. Others may flame you, but I am generous.
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
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Hi, does anybody know hot to open multiple files in multiple instance of an application simply pressing enter after multiselected the files into windows explorer? (i.e. one instance per one file) In my old PC I found the way managing the DDE options, but now that pc is formatted and I'm not finding again the way. My current setting is in this[^] setting-form is : OPEN ....application.exe "%1" TRUE [open("%1")] ...etc With this setting "application.exe" is opened only one time and inside that is opened all the files selected. The strange thing is that the same setting for the application Notepad let runs multiple instances to open all the text files selected. :doh: some help? ...
Russell
Not sure if this will help or confuse, but some apps (particularily MS apps) have flags that allow them to run as a seprate instance. Windows Explorer, for instance, cannot be run using a different set of credentials unless you use the flag /separate. I would be less than surprised if something similar is the case here. //L
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Hi, does anybody know hot to open multiple files in multiple instance of an application simply pressing enter after multiselected the files into windows explorer? (i.e. one instance per one file) In my old PC I found the way managing the DDE options, but now that pc is formatted and I'm not finding again the way. My current setting is in this[^] setting-form is : OPEN ....application.exe "%1" TRUE [open("%1")] ...etc With this setting "application.exe" is opened only one time and inside that is opened all the files selected. The strange thing is that the same setting for the application Notepad let runs multiple instances to open all the text files selected. :doh: some help? ...
Russell
DDE is deprecated. The new way to accept a list of files to open is IDropTarget[^].
