File extension

[BackupUser]

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by Stan.

Hi,

I am planing to release a program which will be able to
save its settings in a user chosen named file, when he/she
wants to reload settings I want to filter the relevant
files using the extension, and maybe associate the program
to that extension, so now the $64K question :

Is there a list of all the already used extensions ?

TIA.

Bests.

Stan.

PS : yes I have already tried .doc .xls .mid but my program behave
strangely then ...

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[BackupUser]

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by ricardo.

There is not any 'official' list since every application can use its own extension...But you can find a list of the extensions used on you PC on your own PC.
Open any folder and go to the OPTIONS and there you can see the list of extension or use regedit.



Best Regards

Ricardo

Dont cry for me Argentina...

[BackupUser]

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by Stan.

Hi,

Thanks, I know what is on my PC, but I would like to avoid
conflicts with what the users who will use my program do
have. If there's no official list, I think I will just use
my initials ...

Bests.

Stan.


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[BackupUser]

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by plouf.

there allready a lot of program extension confilct with other its
unavoidable since there are so many programs out there imho you take care not to use a popular extension like .xls .doc. txt. bmp .png .exe
and most known out there anyway i found this on google (google is your friend as many say ) http://filext.com/ it has a few ehem extension to look at

Christos

[BackupUser]

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by PB.

> If there's no official list, I think I will just use my initials

If your app has a short name (under 8 chars, perhaps) then just use
that as the extension. Extensions don't have to be 3 characters.

[BackupUser]

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by Stan.

Hi,

If your app has a short name (under 8 chars, perhaps) then just use
that as the extension. Extensions don't have to be 3 characters.

Many thanks, that is the solution : I will use my full name, I
don't think there can exist two Bill Gates on the earth, or can
it be so ?

It's sometime difficult to think out of our old DOS habits ...

Bests.

Stan.


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