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Let's suppose we have this program called "PMDLL.EXE" and we want all *.DLL files associated to this program, so when you double click a DLL file you will open it.  
Let's suppose we have this program called "PMDLL.EXE" and we want all *.DLL files associated to this program, so when you double click a DLL file you will open it.  


One alternative is to grab the "PMDLL.EXE" and do a right-click on it and select "Properties".  On the properties you can select "Association" tab and associate PMDLL.EXE with a "File Type" listed there.  
One alternative is to grab the "PMDLL.EXE" and do a right-click on it and select "Properties".  On the properties you can select "Association" tab and associate PMDLL.EXE with a "File Type" listed there, on this case is "Dynamic Link Library".  


[[Image:PMDLL-Association.png|400px]]
[[Image:PMDLL-Association.png|400px]]


After doing that, we can select a DLL file, go to "Settings" and select its "Type", on this case it is "Dynamic Link Library".


[[Image:PMDLL-Association002.PNG|400px]]
[[Image:PMDLL-Association002.PNG|400px]]


You will notice now that PMDLL.EXE is associated to open that DLL file.


[[Image:PMDLL-Association003.PNG|400px]]
[[Image:PMDLL-Association003.PNG|400px]]

Revision as of 03:48, 13 February 2016

On OS/2 and eComStation you can also (like other OSes) associate a file extension to an specific application to open that file.

Alternative 1

Let's suppose we have this program called "PMDLL.EXE" and we want all *.DLL files associated to this program, so when you double click a DLL file you will open it.

One alternative is to grab the "PMDLL.EXE" and do a right-click on it and select "Properties". On the properties you can select "Association" tab and associate PMDLL.EXE with a "File Type" listed there, on this case is "Dynamic Link Library".

After doing that, we can select a DLL file, go to "Settings" and select its "Type", on this case it is "Dynamic Link Library".

You will notice now that PMDLL.EXE is associated to open that DLL file.