Change File Type association to match creator?

I've searched this and other forums, but not seen a similar question. Is there a way to make the Finder open a given file type automatically in its CREATOR application, rather than the associated File Type application?
I have hundreds of files created in Illustrator, all without file extensions, and with PDF compatibility, which means that the Finder sees them as PDFs, not Illustrator files, and opens them in Preview.
Can I tell the Finder NOT to open those in Preview, but still allow PDFs (not created in Illustrator) to retain Preview as their default?
I know you can easily do that on an individual basis, I'm looking for a global solution, so I can still double-click the files and have them open in Illustrator.

Fortunately, for now the OS is recognizing the old icons (from earlier versions of Illustrator). The sad thing is, if I keep those files long enough, I fear the time is coming soon that the OS won't recognize them at all.
If all they need is an extension, open Automator and create a new application. Then select the Files & Folders group and add the Rename Finder Items action. Click "Don't Add" in the alert that appears, unless you want duplicates made of all files you run this script on! Change the popup that reads "Add Date or Time" to "Add Text" and change the Add popup to "as extension", then type the appropriate extension in the box (minus the period). Save it to your desktop, then drop groups of files that need that extension onto it.
It's sad the way Apple jettisons the past, dumping support for the legacy of its users' work.
Nothing in this dumps support for users' work. Those files will continue to work just fine, as long as the application in question (Illustrator) continues to support them.

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hello all,
here i had a problem like , we know when we try to open .csv file by default it wll open in excel , because the csv file type was associated with excel this we can see in mycomputer->tools->folder options->file types and here we even have the possiblity of changing the association.
anyway, my question is that is there any way of changing this association like csv to oepn in wordpad through java program
with regards
satya

i created a like wordCsv.reg
REGEDIT 4
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.csv]
"Default"=string:Wordpad.Document.1
when i click on this file i could see a message that the entry wassucessfully entried but i cannot see the entry
is my approach was correct in adding entry in regedit programatically,
please any more ideas
http://jniwrapper.com/pages/winpack/downloads
here in this link i saw some samples regarding changing file types association
, dont now will it works
since this is for win32
i found a program FileTypeAssociation dont know will it works
* Copyright (c) 2002-2005 TeamDev Ltd. All rights reserved.
* Use is subject to license terms.
* The complete licence text can be found at
* http://www.jniwrapper.com/pages/winpack/license
package com.jniwrapper.win32.shell;
import com.jniwrapper.Function;
import com.jniwrapper.LongInt;
import com.jniwrapper.Pointer;
import com.jniwrapper.UInt;
import com.jniwrapper.win32.registry.RegistryKey;
import com.jniwrapper.win32.registry.RegistryKeyType;
import com.jniwrapper.win32.registry.RegistryKeyValues;
import com.jniwrapper.win32.registry.RegistryException;
import java.io.File;
* This class provides functionality for creating file type associations.
* @author Vladimir Kondrashchenko
public class FileTypeAssociation
private static final String FUNCTION_SHCHANGENOTIFY = "SHChangeNotify";
private static final long SHCNE_ASSOCCHANGED = 0x08000000L;
private static final long SHCNF_IDLIST = 0x0000;
private String _extention;
* Creates a class instance for associating files of the specified type.
* @param extention specifies the file type by its extention.
public FileTypeAssociation(String extention)
if (extention.startsWith("."))
_extention = extention;
else
_extention = "." + extention;
* Creates a file type association.
* @param executable an associated file will be passed as a parameter of this executable file.
* @param progID the programm identifier in the registry. If the specified prog ID is not exist, it
* will be created.
public void createAssociation(File executable, String progID)
if (!executable.isFile())
throw new IllegalArgumentException("File not found.");
String commandLine = "\"" + executable.getAbsolutePath() + "\" \"%1\"";
createAssociation(commandLine, progID);
* Creates a file type association.
* @param commandLine specifies an executable command.
* @param progID the executable programm identifier in the registry. If the specified prog ID is not exist, it
* will be created.
public void createAssociation(String commandLine, String progID)
RegistryKey registryKey = RegistryKey.CLASSES_ROOT.createSubKey(progID+"\\shell\\open\\command", true);
RegistryKeyValues values = registryKey.values();
if (commandLine != null)
values.put("", commandLine);
else
values.put("", "");
registryKey.close();
registryKey = RegistryKey.CLASSES_ROOT.createSubKey(getExtention(), true);
values = registryKey.values();
values.put("", progID, RegistryKeyType.SZ);
registryKey.close();
changeNotify();
* Removes all associations for the file extention.
public void removeAssociation()
try
RegistryKey.CLASSES_ROOT.deleteSubKey(getExtention());
catch(RegistryException e)
try
RegistryKey.CURRENT_USER.openSubKey("Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FileExts").
deleteSubKey(getExtention());
catch(RegistryException e)
try
RegistryKey.LOCAL_MACHINE.openSubKey("SOFTWARE\\Classes").deleteSubKey(getExtention());
catch (RegistryException e)
changeNotify();
* Returns the default executable command for the file extention.
* @return the default executable command for the file extention.
public String getDefaultCommand()
RegistryKey key = RegistryKey.CLASSES_ROOT.openSubKey(getProgID());
key = key.openSubKey("\\shell\\open\\command");
RegistryKeyValues values = key.values();
return values.get("").toString();
* Returns the program identified of the default executable program.
* @return the program identified of the default executable program.
public String getProgID()
RegistryKeyValues values = RegistryKey.CLASSES_ROOT.openSubKey(getExtention()).values();
return values.get("").toString();
* Returns <code>true</code> if a file type association for the specified extention is registered.
* @return <code>true</code> if a file type association for the specified extention is registered.
public boolean isRegistered()
try
RegistryKey.CLASSES_ROOT.openSubKey(getExtention());
catch (RegistryException e)
return false;
return true;
* Returns the file extention.
* @return the file extention.
public String getExtention()
return _extention;
private void changeNotify()
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function.invoke(null,
new LongInt(SHCNE_ASSOCCHANGED),
new UInt(SHCNF_IDLIST),
new Pointer(null, true),
new Pointer(null, true));

Old icons remain after changing file type association

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Hi there,
i need to open/save .mp3 files with audition. apparently i forgot to tick the respective box during the file type association part of audition setup. is there a way to subsequently add .mp3 to a list of associated file types for audition?
i double-checked - when trying to work around via right-click on a mp3 file --> open with... and then browsing for audition.exe it just goes back to the list of programs to choose from but audition is not the
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as in which kind of file opens with what application

Hi,
You can do this via the 'Get Info' command in the Finder:

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Recently re-installed Adobe Photoshop CS6, Dreamweaver CS4 and Illustrator CS4 because I had considered not renewing my Adobe CC subscription. I decided to stay on CC one more year, but the previous version installs totally messed up my default file associations. I do not want to uninstall those previous apps.
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I can go to Photoshop CC and manually open it there, but that defeats the whole purpose of Bridge.
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cosmasd86465293 wrote:
Hey,
I apologize station_two but when you say "look for a specific application" what would the extension be? The only thing I seem to see are .exe files and they don't seem to work…
You are looking for an application, and ALL applications in a Windows environment have an .exe extension. There's no other kind.
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…More importantly, though, could you tell me what you mean by "I cannot even remotely imagine why you would want to do that, but it's your workflow, not mine."?
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…I don't want to open up Photoshop every time I want to see a jpg. What would be a good "viewer" -- that's not as huge as Photoshop?…
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Remember, you are not addressing Adobe here in the user forums. You are requesting help from volunteers users just like you who give their time free of charge. No one has any obligation to answer your questions.

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Import has always worked fine. this is not the issue.
I have now changed the file association in Vista, re-started Premiere and Bridge and then after having started just Premiere chose File > Browse and the selected all the .mov files and selected Open With. Hurrah! Premiere is now listed!
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Dear,
I posted the question below a week ago in the Office forums on answers.microsoft.com, but did not receive any reaction. Allow me to repeat:
Installing the KB2878233 security update corrupts the file type associations for PowerPoint files in the following environment: Windows XP SP3 ("fully" updated) / PowerPoint
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TIA.
Kind Regards,
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For current user account, please change associate program of the .doc or file type you would like to under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes. If there is no such extension, please create new keys for it.
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Kate Li
TechNet Community Support

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Not quite, csoto, but you inspired me to try something that seems to have done the trick. You were right, it is a Windows 7 issue.
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