Remove file association - not change it

Hey everyone,
I've been searching the net over the past 2 hours and the solution always comes up as 'change to another default program'
The problem I've got is that I tried to open a VOB file, there was no program associated, so I picked quicktime. Quicktime does not open VOB files. Now the association is stuck.
I dont want to install an application just to open VOB files, I just want the association gone.
How do I remove the assocation permanently?

In addition to the other advice, you could set the default application for .DAT files to an application that cannot open files. For instance, you could, using the Get Info window on a .DAT file, change the default application to Finder (/System/Library/CoreServices/Finder). Then, when you double-click on the file, nothing will happen.
There is a free preference pane, RCDefaultApp, that will allow you to disable the file extension association. It is available here: <http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/>.
If you keep the applications that you need to use to open .DAT files on the Dock, then you can drag the files to the appropriate Dock icon to open them.
bd

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