Add File Association Option

Command Syntax

/AddFileAssociation <program_id>
        [-desc <description>]
        -ext <file_extension>
        [-cmd <command>]
        [-verb <verb>]
        [-verbcmd <verb_command>]
        [-verbarg <verb_arguments>]

This command will add a new file association to your project. Its equivalent UI options are included in the "New" toolbar section from the File Associations page.

Parameters:

• <program_id>
• The program ID under which the extension will be created. If it doesn't exist, it will be created.
• -ext <file_extension>
• The new extension.

Optional Parameters:

• [-cmd <command>]
• The path of the program associated with the extension. This parameter is mandatory only when creating a new extension.
• [-desc <description>]
• An optional description of the program ID.
• [-verb <verb>]
• The name of the verb as it will appear on the target OS. The default value is open.
• [-verbcmd <verb_command>]
• An action for the verb. The default value is &Open.
• [-verbarg <verb_arguments>]
• The command line arguments passed to the program which the extension is associated with, when this verb is selected from the OS context menu. The default value is "%1".

The default parameter for verb arguments "%1" is passed from command line as """%1""". That is, each " character must be escaped with another quote: "". The external quotes are removed by command line interpreter and are not passed on to AdvancedInstaller.com tool.

Examples:

The following example uses default parameters for the verb.

AdvancedInstaller.com /edit YourProject.aip
  /AddFileAssociation "[|Manufacturer].[|ProductName].txt" -desc "Your App files description" -ext txt -cmd APPDIR\YourAPP.exe 

Adding a new verb with arguments to an existing extension.

AdvancedInstaller.com /edit YourProject.aip
  /AddFileAssociation "[|Manufacturer].[|ProductName].txt" -ext txt -verb "edit YourAPP" -verbcmd "&Edit with YourAPP" -verbarg "--file ""%1"""