I use both Access and Matlab. The MAT extyension is associated with Acess
and labeled as an Access Table Shortcut. I went to folder options and
changed it to Matlab, the overwhelmingly most likely association for the work
I do. When I did this nothing happened. The association window that I
changed it in warns me that I have chosen to change the association HBUT in
every directory it is still listed as Access and not Matlab.

Becasue it is an Access Table Shortcut I am not offered the option of
opening with anything else. There is no open with option and I cannot change
the association.

What jow as this is a pain.

Frank

Go to the "PC Magazine" web site and look for Quick Association - it may
help.

"Frank" <Frank@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I use both Access and Matlab. The MAT extyension is associated with Acess
> and labeled as an Access Table Shortcut. I went to folder options and
> changed it to Matlab, the overwhelmingly most likely association for the
> work
> I do. When I did this nothing happened. The association window that I
> changed it in warns me that I have chosen to change the association HBUT
> in
> every directory it is still listed as Access and not Matlab.
>
> Becasue it is an Access Table Shortcut I am not offered the option of
> opening with anything else. There is no open with option and I cannot
> change
> the association.
>
> What jow as this is a pain.
>
> Frank

Jerry,

Thanks for the tip. I took a look at the description. It ought to do what
I want.

It seems a bit odd that I have to pay for a separate program to do what
Windows ought to be doing anyway.

Does anybody know how to deal with this within XP or is it a 'feature'?

Thanks

Frank

"Jerry" wrote:

> Go to the "PC Magazine" web site and look for Quick Association - it may
> help.
>
> "Frank" <Frank@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:031E01FF-83DB-4479-9FB5-4725DFCF6A1C@microsoft.com...
> >I use both Access and Matlab. The MAT extyension is associated with Acess
> > and labeled as an Access Table Shortcut. I went to folder options and
> > changed it to Matlab, the overwhelmingly most likely association for the
> > work
> > I do. When I did this nothing happened. The association window that I
> > changed it in warns me that I have chosen to change the association HBUT
> > in
> > every directory it is still listed as Access and not Matlab.
> >
> > Becasue it is an Access Table Shortcut I am not offered the option of
> > opening with anything else. There is no open with option and I cannot
> > change
> > the association.
> >
> > What jow as this is a pain.
> >
> > Frank
>
>
>