Default file associations XML using remote software

[Garacesh]

We run a fair bit of software off an app server for a myriad of reasons.. Usually because it's portable and doesn't have an MSI. The caveat here is that means it doesn't set file association.

 

Is there any way to use the default file association xml to have files open with software run from another machine?

 

Everything I find references ProgId="" ApplicationName="", is it possible to set a ProgID and ApplicationName for remote software?

[foofighterjim]

Can't you manually set the association in your OS and export the xml to see what it comes out like?

[Garacesh]

Busy day, and I was hoping it was one of those things that are obscure, but actually really simple to do

 

Okay, so taking a Circuit Wizard file for example, opening it from our application share produces these reg keys:

 

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.cwz_auto_file\shell\open\command]

@=""\\\\Application Server\\applications\\Circuit Wizard 3\\CktWiz.exe" "%1""

 

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.cwz]

@="CircuitWizard.Document"

 

Come to think of it, I could probably just add those to the users GPO.

[Garacesh]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.cwz_auto_file\shell\open\command]

@=""\\\\Application Server\\applications\\Circuit Wizard 3\\CktWiz.exe" "%1""

 

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.cwz]

@="CircuitWizard.Document"

 

Come to think of it, I could probably just add those to the users GPO.

 

Hmm, that hasn't seemed to have worked.

'Type' shows it as CircuitWizard.Document instead of the typical 'CWZ File' but it doesn't know what to open with.

 

[Garacesh]

A-ha!

It also created another key that I'd missed.. HKCU\Software\Classes\Applications\CktWiz.exe\shell\open\command

 

Set that one and it now works.