assoc |
modifies file
extension associations.
Syntax
assoc [.ext[=[filetype]]]
Options
- .ext
Specifies the file extension- filetype
Specifies the file type you want to associate with the specified file
extension
Examples
Used without options, assoc displays a list of all
current associations:
assoc
.323=h323file
.386=vxdfile
.aca=Agent.Character.2
.acf=Agent.Character.2
.acs=Agent.Character2.2
.aif=AIFFFile
.aifc=AIFFFile
.aiff=AIFFFile
.ani=anifile
.asa=aspfile
.asf=ASFFile
.asp=aspfile
.
.
.
.xml=xmlfile
.xsl=xslfile
.zap=zapfile
.ZFSendToTarget=CLSID\{888DCA60-FC0A-11CF-8F0F-00C04FD7D062}
.zip=CompressedFolder
A better way to do this is to redirect the current list of
associations to a text file:
assoc > assoc.txt
and change the association for .xml files from
XML documents (xmlfile) to text documents
(txtfile):
assoc .xml=txtfile
.xml=txtfile
Now if you double-click on an XML document, it opens in Notepad
instead of Internet Explorer.Associate the extension .xxx with XML documents
(xmlfile):
assoc .xxx=xmlfile
.xxx=xmlfile
View the newly created association:
assoc .xxx
.xxx=xmlfile
Remove the previously created association for
.xxx files:
assoc .xxx=
.xxx=
Note there is a space after the equals sign.
Notes
- To view or modify file associations in the GUI, use Windows Explorer:Windows Explorer
Tools
Folder Options
File Types
- To view file types with open command strings defined, use
ftype instead.
See Also
Files and Folders , ftype