Associating custom file extensions with the PDS Editor

Posted by Peter van Dam on 28-Feb-2013 03:08

I have a customer that uses the extension ".pi" for include files and I cannot seem to get the PDS edtitor to recognize this as OpenEdge syntax.

I have tried to set the extension in the following places:

- Windows -> Preferences -> General -> File Associations

- Windows -> Prefrences -> Progress OpenEdge -> Build -> Include file extensions

What am I missing?

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Posted by Admin on 28-Feb-2013 03:16

General - Content Types

General - Editors - File Associations

Posted by Anil Kumar on 28-Feb-2013 03:20

Hi Peter,

Following is procedure for setting up custom extensions to be recognized by PDSOE (Editor).

1) Add appropriate file extension in the 'File Associations' section in Preferences page.

               Window -> Preferences -> General -> Editors -> File Associations

2) Add appropriate extension in the 'content types' page

         Window -> Preferences -> General -> Content Types -> Text -> OpenEdge ABL Source Files

Thanks and Regards,

Anil Kumar.

Posted by sdhavala on 28-Feb-2013 03:21

Hi,

We need to add "pi" as compliable file extensions in Windows -> Preferences -> Progress OpenEdge ->Editor ->Build

Thanks

satyam

Posted by andrew.thornton@redprairie.com on 28-Feb-2013 03:21

Sorry I missed your email. I am out of the office until Monday 4th March with little access to email. If your email is related to a support issue please contact the support team on 0113 821 3333.

Thanks, Andrew

Posted by Admin on 28-Feb-2013 04:23

mikefe wrote:
General - Content Types
General - Editors - File Associations

Nope - doesn't work.

Posted by Peter van Dam on 28-Feb-2013 04:25

This does not work either.

Posted by Peter van Dam on 28-Feb-2013 04:27

sdhavala wrote:
Hi,
We need to add "pi" as compliable file extensions in Windows -> Preferences -> Progress OpenEdge ->Editor ->Build
Thanks
satyam

It is not compilable - it is an include file.

Works for .i but not for .pi.

Posted by Admin on 28-Feb-2013 05:21

This does not work either.

Once a specific text-file was opened using the b/w text editor, Eclipse remembers that choice.

Try right-clicking the .pi files in the Project Explorer and choose Open With -> OpenEdge ABL Editor.

Posted by Peter van Dam on 28-Feb-2013 05:40

Of course that's it!

Nice for new installations, but not for my current one but at least I can fix it now.

Thanks,

-peter

Posted by Admin on 28-Feb-2013 05:46

Nice for new installations, but not for my current one but at least I can fix it now.

 

I got struck by that few times myself.

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