How to get 'process' option back in Windows (vista)

[Wookey]

+++ Matt Kirby [2013-09-27 13:34 +0100]:
> Wookey
> 
> WHAT? Wookey using a Windows based programme.....well I never, what's the
> world coming to? ;-)

To make a demo for hidden earth all those 'normal people' will find
familiar.

> I use Vista all the time and have just tried to replicate what you are
> trying to do.
> 
> As you say, the right click option does provide the 'process' option for svx
> files, but it's got to have the .svx file extension for survex to recognise
> it.

I'm pretty sure it does already (although it's very hard to get
Windows to actually show me). The 'type' column says 'SVX File', and I
didn't create this file new, it came out of an existing dataset.

> I sometimes forget to put the .svx when opening/naming a new file in notepad
> and it defaults to a .txt notepad file. This means survex doesn't recognise
> it as a readable/processable file so when you right click the 'process'
> option isn't there. 

Good idea, but as it's not a new file I don't think that's it.

> It also doesn't appear with the survex icon in Windows
> Explorer, this is also the way to find the "whole effing filename including
> extension", right click and press the 'properties' option, the file path and
> type are there under the 'General' tab.

No. I get exactly the same (short) filename shown in there as I do in
folder views. And anyway I want to change the default folder view not
have to right-click->properties, just to find out what a file is called!

I do get the real filename under the 'details' tab. And it does indeed
have a .svx extension.

The actual answer is found here:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/show-hide-file-name-extensions#show-hide-file-name-extensions=windows-vista
(under control panel)

> Hope this helps..........................enjoy your Windows
> 'experience' ;-)

Oh it's lovely. Thanks for responding.

Wookey
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