how to add a program to the right-click menu?

Hello:
I use frequently Emeditor as an editor, and I like that when I select
any file (of any type) in windows explorer and doing a right-click, to
have Emeditor in the list of programs that I can open the file with.

how can this be done?

thank you

Add a shortcut to your program's executable in the SendTo folder. Then right click the file you wish to open in your program,
scroll and select SendTo and choose your program.

In Win7 the SendTo folder is located:
C:\Users\<windows logon profile name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo


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"Maurizio" wrote in message news:je7ml3$vs9$...

Hello:
I use frequently Emeditor as an editor, and I like that when I select
any file (of any type) in windows explorer and doing a right-click, to
have Emeditor in the list of programs that I can open the file with.

how can this be done?

thank you

On 06/01/2012 22:52, ...winston wrote:
> Add a shortcut to your program's executable in the SendTo folder. Then
> right click the file you wish to open in your program, scroll and select
> SendTo and choose your program.
>
> In Win7 the SendTo folder is located:
> C:\Users\<windows logon profile
> name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo
>
>
Thank you

"Maurizio" <> wrote in message news:je7ml3$vs9$...
> Hello:
> I use frequently Emeditor as an editor, and I like that when I select
> any file (of any type) in windows explorer and doing a right-click, to
> have Emeditor in the list of programs that I can open the file with.
>
> how can this be done?
>
> thank you
>

Fire up regedit and navigate to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell

Right-click the 'shell' key and select 'New > Key'.
Name the new key 'Open with Emeditor'.
Right-click 'Open with Emeditor' and select 'New > Key'.
Name the new key 'command'.

In the right pane double-click on (Default) and enter a command like this:

"c:\windows\notepad.exe" "%1"

This will open any file with notepad.
Edit this string for your program's exe path.
(Include the quotes and space.)

On Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:47:40 +0200, Maurizio wrote:

>Hello:
>I use frequently Emeditor as an editor, and I like that when I select
>any file (of any type) in windows explorer and doing a right-click, to
>have Emeditor in the list of programs that I can open the file with.
>
>how can this be done?

Right click on your file, select Open With, Choose default program
If it's in the list select it and click the check box Always use this
program for this type of file. If it's not listed click Browse and go
to the program.

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On 1/06/2012, Maurizio posted:
> Hello:
> I use frequently Emeditor as an editor, and I like that when I select any
> file (of any type) in windows explorer and doing a right-click, to have
> Emeditor in the list of programs that I can open the file with.

> how can this be done?

> thank you

The easiest way to get to the send-to folder (e.g., to follow
....winston's advice) is to click the start orb and in the search box
type

shell:sendto

Then when the same text is highlighted above, press enter or click on
that highlighted text.

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Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On 06/01/2012 23:46, Dave-UK wrote:

>
> Fire up regedit and navigate to:
>
> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell
>
> Right-click the 'shell' key and select 'New > Key'.
> Name the new key 'Open with Emeditor'.
> Right-click 'Open with Emeditor' and select 'New > Key'.
> Name the new key 'command'.
>
> In the right pane double-click on (Default) and enter a command like this:
>
> "c:\windows\notepad.exe" "%1"
> This will open any file with notepad. Edit this string for your
> program's exe path.
> (Include the quotes and space.)
>
>
>
Thank you very much, exactly what I want!!!

In message <>,
Rodney Pont <> writes:
>On Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:47:40 +0200, Maurizio wrote:
>
>>Hello:
>>I use frequently Emeditor as an editor, and I like that when I select
>>any file (of any type) in windows explorer and doing a right-click, to
^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>>have Emeditor in the list of programs that I can open the file with.
>>
>>how can this be done?
>
>Right click on your file, select Open With, Choose default program
>If it's in the list select it and click the check box Always use this
>program for this type of file. If it's not listed click Browse and go
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>to the program.
>
The send-to (Winston) or registry edit (Dave-UK) are
file-type-independent.
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