What tells Amiga which app a doc is associated with?

Starglider 2 · 27 September 2015, 21:55

I have a load of old song files. They have a tape cassette icon that opens successfully Music-X. But I don't remember ever owning Music-X. I might have just forgotten. I thought I only used Dr T's KCS.

Does this behavior mean they definitely were saved by me 25 years ago in Music-X, or could this association have somehow got changed?

I restored the entire hard disk backup including these song files and system settings from my original backup disks, and haven't modified anything.

Arnie · 27 September 2015, 22:48

Might be a prefs/env-archive type prefs file or the default tool if it's a project .info file.

Nobby_UK · 27 September 2015, 22:51

Yeah, prob... the Icon Info

Starglider 2 · 27 September 2015, 22:58

Cool I'll inspect the .info

Amiga1992 · 28 September 2015, 02:10

On a case-by-case scenario, icon info should contain the Tool the project will open with.

But you can also make all files of a certain datatype be opened with a certain application by using deficons.

Starglider 2 · 30 September 2015, 05:55

What's the best way to read a .info file to determine what app is set within it?

Amiga1992 · 30 September 2015, 07:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Starglider 2

What's the best way to read a .info file to determine what app is set within it?

Click on the icon then press right-Amiga+I (or was it left Amiga?)
As for your original question, you definitely are confused, if the file's default tool is MusicX, you saved them in MusicX. Also pretty sure MusicX and KCS aren't compatible anyway.

ReadOnlyCat · 01 October 2015, 05:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

Click on the icon then press right-Amiga+I (or was it left Amiga?)
As for your original question, you definitely are confused, if the file's default tool is MusicX, you saved them in MusicX. Also pretty sure MusicX and KCS aren't compatible anyway.

If I recall correctly, shortcuts for contextual actions always use the right Amiga key so you were right.

Starglider 2 · 01 October 2015, 05:47

Correct. Looks like I've forgotten some things in 25 years!

Daedalus · 01 October 2015, 17:01

Don't forget that because the default tool is stored in the .info file, copying icons onto your files means that they inherit the default tool settings of wherever they were copied from. In this way it's easy to end up with a file that looks like it was created in a certain package without ever having used that package.

Starglider 2 · 01 October 2015, 18:29

I restored the original files and icons all from my 25 year old backup, so Music X must be what I used.

27 September 2015, 21:55	#1
Starglider 2 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: California Posts: 1,146	What tells Amiga which app a doc is associated with? I have a load of old song files. They have a tape cassette icon that opens successfully Music-X. But I don't remember ever owning Music-X. I might have just forgotten. I thought I only used Dr T's KCS. Does this behavior mean they definitely were saved by me 25 years ago in Music-X, or could this association have somehow got changed? I restored the entire hard disk backup including these song files and system settings from my original backup disks, and haven't modified anything.

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27 September 2015, 22:48	#2
Arnie R.I.P Smudge 18-08-16 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leicester/UK Age: 66 Posts: 3,968	Might be a prefs/env-archive type prefs file or the default tool if it's a project .info file.

27 September 2015, 22:51	#3
Nobby_UK Registered User Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Liverpool Posts: 2,595	Yeah, prob... the Icon Info

27 September 2015, 22:58	#4
Starglider 2 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: California Posts: 1,146	Cool I'll inspect the .info

28 September 2015, 02:10	#5
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	On a case-by-case scenario, icon info should contain the Tool the project will open with. But you can also make all files of a certain datatype be opened with a certain application by using deficons.

30 September 2015, 05:55	#6
Starglider 2 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: California Posts: 1,146	What's the best way to read a .info file to determine what app is set within it?

01 October 2015, 05:47	#9
Starglider 2 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: California Posts: 1,146	Correct. Looks like I've forgotten some things in 25 years!

01 October 2015, 17:01	#10
Daedalus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dublin, then Glasgow Posts: 6,334	Don't forget that because the default tool is stored in the .info file, copying icons onto your files means that they inherit the default tool settings of wherever they were copied from. In this way it's easy to end up with a file that looks like it was created in a certain package without ever having used that package.

01 October 2015, 18:29	#11
Starglider 2 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: California Posts: 1,146	I restored the original files and icons all from my 25 year old backup, so Music X must be what I used.

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