Creating a File Extension Association
InstallShield 2020 Express Edition
You can create a file association that links a file extension to an executable (.exe) file in your installation project. Note that the .exe file must be included in your project before you can create the file association.
Note that you should not use a dynamically linked file to create a file association. With dynamically linked files, the selection defaults to the top file in the dynamically linked folder’s file list, so you cannot select a specific file.
To create a file extension association:
| 1. | In the View List under Configure the Target System, click File Extensions. |
| 2. | Right-click the File Extensions explorer and click New Extension. InstallShield creates a new file extension with the default name extn (where n is a successive number). Type your own extension without the dot (for example, enter txt instead of .txt) to replace the default name. |
| 3. | Configure the settings for the extension. |
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