The File Type Associations node is one level below the Application Virtualization node in the Scope pane of the Application Virtualization Client Management Console. When you select this node, the Results pane displays a list of file type associations.
Right-click the File Type Associations node to display a pop-up menu that contains the following elements.
- New Association
- This menu item displays the New Association Wizard. This wizard
consists of two pages:
- Enter a new or existing file name extension, and associate the
extension with a file type:
- Extension—Enter a new or existing file
name extension. This field is blank by default.
- Create a new file type with this
description—Select this radio button to enter a new file type
description in the active field. This button is selected by
default, and the active field is blank.
- Apply this file type to all
users—Select this check box when you want this association to
be global for all users. By default, this box is not selected.
- Link this extension with an existing file
type—Select this radio button to associate the extension with
an existing file type. Choose a file type from the drop-down list.
When you choose this option, Next is changed to
Finish.
- Extension—Enter a new or existing file
name extension. This field is blank by default.
- Select the application that will open files with the specified
extension:
- Open files with the selected
application—Select this radio button to open the file with an
existing application. Choose an application from the drop-down list
of available applications.
- Open file with the application described
in this OSD file—Select this radio button to specify an Open
Software Descriptor (OSD) file that determines the application used
to open the file. Browse to select an existing location, or enter a
path or HTTP-formatted URL in this field.
- Open files with the selected
application—Select this radio button to open the file with an
existing application. Choose an application from the drop-down list
of available applications.
- Enter a new or existing file name extension, and associate the
extension with a file type:
- New Window from Here
- Select this menu item to open a new management console with the selected node as the root node.
- Export List
- You can use this menu item to create a tab-delimited text file that contains the contents of the Results pane. This item displays a standard File Save dialog box where you specify the location for the text file you are creating.
- View
- This pop-up list of menu items enables you to change the appearance and content of the Results pane.
- Refresh
- Select this item to refresh the management console.
- Help
- With this menu item, you can display the help system for the management console.