Microsoft KB Archive/58333

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Windows 3.0 WIN.INI [extensions] Section

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Q58333

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a

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SUMMARY
The following information is contained in the Microsoft Windows 3.0 WININI.TXT readme file. The Windows Setup program copies this file to the Windows directory.

[EXTENSIONS] SECTION

The [extensions] section contains settings that link groups of document files with an application so that opening the document file automatically starts the application.

The [extensions] section can contain settings of the following type:

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Purpose: Contains a list of filename extensions and corresponding applications that are called when the user chooses a file that has one of the given extensions.

The keyname is a one- to three-character extension. The  value is the filename (with the .EXE extension) of the corresponding application. The  value is the filename that will be        passed to the application when called. This value can be any filename, or it can consist of a special wildcard character -- the caret (^) -- followed by a filename extension. The caret (^) represents all files with the specified extension.

For example, the following setting links document files with the .CAL extension to the Windows Calendar application:

cal=calendar.exe ^.cal

To change: Choose Association from the File menu in File Manager. Additional query words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a win30

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Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbWin300 kbWin300a