RE: Associating file extensions w. XyWIN

[Allan Needell NASSH100@xxxxxxxx]

     Greetings,

     On the off chance that anyone else on the list cares about the
     problem I described associating file extensions with XyWin in the
     windows file manager, I can report an easy and effective fix
     provided promptly by the now very efficient people at TTG tech
     support. (In case anyone missed the announcement TTG tech
     support monitors this list and when there is a question directed
     to them, or if there is a general question to which they can
     provide assistance, they respond directly by email.)

     When you install XyWin you are asked for a logon name (less than
     eight characters). In my case it was "allan." XyWin creates a
     allan.log file during install and places it in the xw program
     directory. It also creates a xwstart.int file and inserts the
     command, in my case, "logon allan" into the startup sequence.
     All this is to allow for network installation and the possibility
     of customized startups for multiple users. For stand alone
     installation, the logon business is usually invisible (that is
     when XyWin is started from the program manager icon). When,
     however, you try to start XyWin from the file manager (or from a
     command line in another program) XyWin can get confused.
     Apparently, in the file manager case, XyWin looks for the
     "allan.log" file in the directory that contains the file, and
     can't follow the Dos path back to the xw program directory. The
     fix, therefore, is simple. Copy the minuscule allan.log file
     into each of the directories that contain (or might contain) file
     you want to load automatically from file manger.

     I tried it. It works. I have a "letters" subdirectory. With
     allan.log in it. All the filename.let files can be called and
     ready to edit simply by double clicking on the file in the
     windows file manager.

     PS. For ECCO users. (And this is what I really wanted) I can
     now also insert file names as items in ECCO and launch them
     directly in ECCO. That is a very nice and convenient feature.

     PPS. I certainly appreciate TTGs decision to both to respect the
     independent nature of this list by staying in the background and
     letting us develop our own network and self help habits, and to
     provide, as they can, competent help to XyWrite users. I notice
     that traffic on the Compuserve IBMAPP forum is down considerably,
     as this list becomes better used. I think both are worthwhile and
     I am glad to see TTG's continued involvement.

Allan Needell, Dept. of Space History, Nat'l Air & Space Museum
   Smithsonian Institution, MRC 311, Washington, DC 20560 i:
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