Re^2: Win7, ASSOCiation , and @ARGV

More puzzlement (perhaps because when we play in the registery, we're beyond my depth), how come:

C:>ftype perl
perl="C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe" "%1" %*
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while regedit doesn't know that? Searching the registery, I find NOTHING for the exact string you posted (meaning, I assume, that I should perhaps set that?) but do find, searching for .pl:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
|  |
|  |
|   .pl  (Default)      REG_SZ   ntpfile
|     |  Content Type   REG_SZ   NoteTab Pro document
|     |  Perceived Type REG_SZ   text
|     |
|      Perl  (Default)      REG_SZ   ntpfile
|         |
|         |
|          ShellNew (Default)      REG_SZ   (value not set)
|
|
 PersistentHandler  (Default)   REG_SZ  {5e941....}
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... the last of which says, "ww go out and RTFM (some more)!"

Thank you.

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Re^3: Win7, ASSOCiation , and @ARGV by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 14, 2012 at 18:48 UTC
What do you get when you run this command? `>reg query HKLM\Software\Classes\Perl\Shell\Open\Command HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Perl\Shell\Open\Command (Default) REG_EXPAND_SZ "C:\Perl64\bin\perl.exe" "%1" %*` [download] With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. The start of some sanity?	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Win7, ASSOCiation , and @ARGV by ww (Archbishop) on Mar 14, 2012 at 20:06 UTC
`C:\>reg query HKLM\Software\Classes\Perl\Shell\Open\Command HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Perl\Shell\Open\Command (Default) REG_SZ "C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe" "%1" %*` [download] REG_EXPAND_SZ? My iggerance is showing, again or is that peculiar to the 64 bit version? ww	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: Win7, ASSOCiation , and @ARGV by Corion (Patriarch) on Mar 14, 2012 at 20:10 UTC
`REG_EXPAND_SZ` means that the value contains (or may contain) environment variables that are supposed to be expanded. Usually you have things like: `%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\Drivers` [download] ... and have to hope that the application knows how to handle `REG_EXPAND_SZ`.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^5: Win7, ASSOCiation , and @ARGV by Not_a_Number (Prior) on Mar 14, 2012 at 20:26 UTC
FWIW (and I'm even iggeranter than you in this respect): my (32-bit) win config, which seems to be identical to yours and runs an identical version of perl (see above), gives the same response as yours to the esoteric query suggested by BrowserUK: `C:\>reg query HKLM\Software\Classes\Perl\Shell\Open\Command HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Perl\Shell\Open\Command (Default) REG_SZ "C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe" "%1" %*` [download] And yet, I get the expected output from your program.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^6: Win7, ASSOCiation , and @ARGV by ww (Archbishop) on Mar 14, 2012 at 20:36 UTC
Re^7: Win7, ASSOCiation , and @ARGV by Not_a_Number (Prior) on Mar 14, 2012 at 21:09 UTC
Some notes below your chosen depth have not been shown here
Re^5: Win7, ASSOCiation , and @ARGV by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 14, 2012 at 20:23 UTC
Try running this. It just might fix your problem: `>reg add HKLM\Software\Classes\Perl\Shell\Open\Command /t REG_EXPAND_S +Z /d "c:\perl64\bin\perl.exe \"%1\" %*"` [download] With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. The start of some sanity?	[reply] [d/l]
Re^6: Win7, ASSOCiation , and @ARGV by ww (Archbishop) on Mar 15, 2012 at 13:20 UTC