Open with does not work in Dopus but does with Explorer

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When i right click on a file in Dopus and select 'open with' nothing happens for some programs (such as MS Word and a few others)

but if i do the same operation in Windows Explorer then Word will open the document

same issue with Paint shop pro and some others

any ideas about this ?
thanks
ds

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You could check what you have in -> preferences -> file types -> "all files and folders" -> edit -> context menu; one entry should read FileType OPENWITHMENU.

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[quote="dsicon"]When i right click on a file in Dopus and select 'open with' nothing happens for some programs (such as MS Word and a few others)

but if i do the same operation in Windows Explorer then Word will open the document

same issue with Paint shop pro and some others

any ideas about this ?
thanks
ds[/quote]

Also, for document or images formats, you could select the appropriate file type group in -> preferences -> file types -> file type groups -> "documents"/"images" -> edit, then editing in the "events" tab: you could, for example, assign the ctrl-left-doubleclick to the command "C:\Program Files\Paint Shop Pro..\psp.exe" "%1" to have it opened by that specific application (this will apply to all filetypes set in your "images" file type, eg. .bmp, .tiff, .png, .jpg).

Accordingly you could do this with your documents file type, making ctrl-left-doubleclick open document files in Word.

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Which versions of Word and Windows are you using?

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Which versions of Word and Windows are you using?[/quote]

word is 2003 and Windows is XP Sp2

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i don't see the entry you describe, but the choice 'Open With' does appear on the right click menu and does work for some file types like .txt

i have a attached a screen shot, but couldn't figure out exactly how to add what you describe

ds

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In that menu, in the edit mode, just chose -> "new"

action: open with
function: standard function (Opus or external)
command: FileType OPENWITHMENU

click "ok", now you can drag the new command to the top position.

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[quote="abr"]In that menu, in the edit mode, just chose -> "new"

action: open with
function: standard function (Opus or external)
command: FileType OPENWITHMENU

click "ok", now you can drag the new command to the top position.[/quote]

thanks for your help
i did all this sucessfully but when it still doesn't work, i.e. when i right click on a .doc file and select open with Word, nothing happens still
ds

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hmm, that's strange. Do you work as an admin or with an simple account?
Did you try the thing from my second posting, directly calling the programs using a modifier key (ctrl-left-click)?

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I don't have that combination to test with but I've tried with these:

Word 2000 and Windows 2000
Word 2007 and Windows Vista

Both work okay for me.

Does double-clicking files to open them in Word work? It's possible that anything using DDE to launch programs is broken on your system.

It might be worth using Process Monitor to try and see what's happening, or using my FileTypeDial tool to collect the .doc registry settings and compare them. Here are mine from the Vista machine:
doc.zip (6.76 KB)