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File Meta Hander for files with no extension?

Open joellti opened this issue 4 years ago • 2 comments

How can I do this with FileMeta or is this even possible? Thx

joellti avatar Mar 27 '21 10:03 joellti

Also I notice some file extensions are not listed in File Meta Association Manager. How do I add handler for those too?

joellti avatar Mar 27 '21 16:03 joellti

To add an unlisted extension, say .foo, add an empty key called .foo to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT in the registry. This will be picked up by the Association Manager when you next open it.

I doubt that you can add meta data to files with no extension. There used to be a catch-all backstop mechanism in the registry, but Microsoft removed that when they introduced the new property system in Vista. If it is possible, the most likely route is by adding an empty key called . as above. Give it a go and let me know what you find!

Dijji avatar Mar 28 '21 19:03 Dijji