what is wrong with this script _associate

[camilla]

hello everybody, as you see i'm newbie and i'm learning about autoit commands such as " Associate file type"

i did thid script , but it didn't work for me

 

 

;I am learning
_Associate (".jpg", "JPGFile", "%1")

Func  _Associate($EXT , $FileType, $FileName)

RegWrite ("HKCR" & $EXT & "", $FileType)
RegWrite ("HKCR" & $FileType & "", "MY file")
RegWrite ("HKCR" & $FileType & "DefaultIcon", $FileName)
RegWrite ("HKCR" & $FileType & "shellopencommand", $FileName & " %1")
EndFunc

it didn't change anything, while this code

 

RegWrite('HKCR.jpeg', '', 'REG_SZ', 'jpegfiles')
RegWrite('HKCRjpegfilesshellopencommand', '', 'REG_SZ', "%1")

works but the icon of the changed extension does not appear as an jpg icon

i want to keep the same icon ,but run any changed exe to jpj

thank you in advance

[AZJIO]

Path and parameters must be enclosed in quotation marks.

RegWrite("HKCR\" & $FileType & "\shell\open\command\", '"' & $FileName & '" "%1"')

Edited September 7, 2013 by AZJIO

[guinness]

In my signature there is a UDF called _ShellFile().

[camilla]

i think i must put a folder for the "DefaultIcon" and put an icon of jpg in it ?

[camilla]

 

AZJIO

it doesn't work

 

In my signature there is a UDF called _ShellFile().

not like this

i will explain more

i did it and associate the "jpg" extension to "exefile" and i can run any exe file after changing it's extention to "jpg" , but the problem is in the icon of the changed

"exe" it doesn't appear as an icon of jpg  file that's it

i just want to fix the problem of the icon association

[AZJIO]

camilla

i just want to fix the problem of the icon association

1. I'm not sure that is supported jpg. Try ico, dll.
2.

; engine
; http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/70433-rebuild-shell-icon-cache/page__view__findpost__p__531242
_RebuildShellIconCache() ; only WinXP

3.

DllCall("shell32.dll", "none", "SHChangeNotify", "long", '0x8000000', "uint", '0x1000', "ptr", '0', "ptr", '0')

[camilla]

thank you ,but i need the script for all os not only xp

can you wirte the full script if you test it

[camilla]

i can rewrite my question like this

create new file type extension Example (tmpx) with the icon of a (jpeg)?

by means the system any OS will show (tmpx) exactly as a (jpeg) file. after associating the extension to it

Edited September 7, 2013 by camilla

[willichan]

Just out of curiosity, why do you want to make an icon look like it is something that it isn't?  That example of renaming an EXE to JPG, to look like a JPG, but still execute is a little worrisome to me.

[camilla]

do not worry this is just a test in my machine i mean OS and as  i said i'm just learning

i get this idea and try to make it .. i don't know about how to use dll files i want to see if i can add a new file extension with any icon example jpg icon

if you can help post an answer

[willichan]

You can try looking at this article.

http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/change-file-type-icon-windows-7-vista/

I can't guarantee that it will work on XP also.  Since they handle a lot of things differently, there is often no one size fits all solution.

[camilla]

 

You can try looking at this article.

http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/change-file-type-icon-windows-7-vista/

 

thank you for your answer,but i want to do that through an autoit script i posted here

i did this but it doesn't help

 

RegWrite('HKCR.tmpx', '', 'REG_SZ', 'tmpxfile')

RegWrite('HKCRtmpxfileDefaultIcon' "", "REG_SZ",  "c:icon.ico ,1");icon.ico is an jpeg ico

RegWrite('HKCRtmpxfileshellopencommand', '', 'REG_SZ', "%1")

 

any idea?

[willichan]

The article I referenced gives you the registry entries that need to be made.  You just need to put it into RegRead and RegWrite statements.

If you read the article, and the help file on RegRead and RegWrite, I am sure you will figure it out.  You won't learn anything if I do it for you.

[camilla]

:shifty:  i wil try to do it if i didn't succeed i will send you mssage to do it for me you know i'm new to autoit :shifty:

[camilla]

 

Note: If the DefaultIcon key does not exist by default, you need to create it manually.

7. In the right-pane, double-click (default) and mention the path to your custom icon (.ico file or reference to an icon resource from a EXE/DLL file)

 

i think i did it in the script above

 

RegWrite('HKCRtmpxfileDefaultIcon' ,"", "REG_SZ",  "c:icon.ico ,1");icon.ico is an jpeg ico

 

but nothing changed

[TheSaint]

You have a space between .ico and the comma, which may make a difference?

And have you tried another number other than '1' after the comma?

Perhaps it needs to be zero '0'

Where did you get the icon file from?

Is it a legitimate icon file, as recognized by Windows?

Try another file, a Windows one, that you know has icon images in it (i.e. dll or exe).

I presume you've pre-tested things manually, before using code to do it for you?

In some of your code in posts above, I see the odd missing key, value or comma, etc.

[Jos]

do not worry this is just a test in my machine i mean OS and as  i said i'm just learning

i get this idea and try to make it .. i don't know about how to use dll files i want to see if i can add a new file extension with any icon example jpg icon

if you can help post an answer

We do worry when things could be used in a malicious way!

So please keep that in mind when having these type of questions,

Jos