Easy: Convert Path to Selection Quickly

I''m using Photoshop CS2:
I'm coloring comic book pages as a hobby and to create areas to fill, I make a path with the pen. I then convert the path to a selection and fill it with the paint bucket. But converting the path to a selection requires clicking on the path palette, then dragging the path to the "load path as a selection" button. Since I make a different path for every item on the page, this gets to be a real time killer. I tried going into the keyboard shortcuts to assign CTRL+P to "load path as a selection", but "load path as a selection" is not there to be assigned a keyboard shortcut. If I use what is there, ("Make selection..."), when I use CTRL+P, I get a dialog I don't want that asks me about the feathering radius, anti-aliasing, etc... So is there a way that I can simply close a path, then convert to a selection without all the extra steps? A keyboard shortcut would be fine, but I can't seem to make one using just Photoshop options. What to do?

Use Ctrl+Enter to make a selection from the active path (no dialog)
For a dialog, right click inside the active path and choose Make Selection.
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Sreekant wrote:
select TableC.DATEFIELD as QUERY_DATE,
TableB.COLUMN1 PROCESS,
TableC.COLUMN1 PRODUCT,
sum(TableC.COLUMN4) as OPEN_INSTANCES
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TableC.COLUMN1 PRODUCT
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source:
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solution text from sourced post (copied/pasted):
Correct Answer by davescm on Jun 12, 2010 4:49 PM
Ah with you now.
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bochansan wrote:
That was the first thing I checked . Can someone else help? it would be a pity to give up so quick .Does uninstalling and and using a cleaner help? if so what does one recommend?
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