On demand launch different App on one extension?

[salaryman63]

Hi
My apologies in advance for the long winded help request.

Using the most current version of TC. I would like to know if it is possible to do the following. I have directories with various file types-music, pictures, videos, word documents, etc. I would like to have a button where I can send it to different application to open. For example-I use Media Monkey for my MP3 files but prefer to do my tag editing in MP3Tag. If I double click on the mp3 file it launches MM as that is the default program for MP3s.

Thank You,

Roger

[Stefan2]

Not by double click, but by executing an command by button or key press.


To have ONE command to launch different tools based on different file types,
"normally" this is be done by using an "redirector", set instead an text editor for the F4 -key.

This are the well known candidates:

- F4MiniMenu, http://ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=35721
- ChoiceEditor, http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/ChoiceEditor.html
- Open File shell for TC, http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/OpenFileTC.html
- Total Commander Edit Redirector, http://ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=27573
- and of course the original F4Menu, http://ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=17003


Certainly one of this could be launched from a button too?




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[Horst.Epp]

You can use TC's internal association.
Adding more than one definition for an file type allows you to use the context menu and select the desired application from the entries.

[Stefan2]

You can use TC's internal association.
Adding more than one definition for an file type allows you to use the context menu and select the desired application from the entries.

Ahh, good tip.

Code: Select all

-- Files > Internal Associations
-- [Add...] > *.txt > [OK]
-- [New...] > Action(Verb)[ Texteditorname ] ++ Command[ path\to\app.exe ] > [OK]
-- [New...] > Action(Verb)[ Texteditor name 2 ] ++ Command[ path\to\anotherapp.exe ] > [OK]
-- another [New] or [OK]
-- [OK]

-- Right click a *.txt file to see available action:
Texteditorname (Internal)
Texteditor name2 (Internal)

 

[salaryman63]

Thank you both Gentlemen!