double click aveinst to open?

Hiya folks..

Before i go any further, I have read through all the 1.2 release forum and most of the bugs forum (been reading for the last 45mins!) but so far I have been unable to find out if double clicking on a aveinst file to install it should work or not? I know that dragging the package to the CP window lets me install it, but that is a little bit of hassle when you download it and click 'open' in firefox.

At the moment all i get is there is no application installed for the software i am trying to run (or something along those lines). I have tried selecting the avedesk.exe with the open with dialogue but that ony tells me that there is a instance of avedesk already running.

Basically, does double clicking on Aveinst files work, if so just what settings do I need to add to the system get them to work?

Thanks

#309019

I believe you're using Firefox, right?

It causes that strange behaviour and i know there's a way to fix it, but ATM i just can`t remember it >.<

I'll ask Ave and post when i find out how to fix it.

#309035

ok, thanks for that Unbeliever - I'll check back later on that then..

oh - its not just in firefox though.. looking at it again, double clicking work fine in explorer but.. I dont use explorer - I use a replacement called Directory Opus. Looks like it has not realised that explorer can open them either - will have to update the filetypes in that program too (oh, Directory opus rules by the way, put your own fully customisable buttons on the windows, full png transparancy support - any more info and i will post a link)

*edit

go on, tell me I am a pain in the backside.. Just went into Folder Options in Wins Control Panel and checked the Aveinst filetype - if I click the 'Change' button it tells me that windows can not open this file and yadda yadda yadda (use web service to find).. If I click on the 'advanced' button the only action defined is 'open' which is uneditable. If you have other things in here could you please let me know your settings?

thanks

#309040

yeah, I know that much already judge just trying to work out how to get firefox to recognise the filetype so I can click open once its downloaded in the download manager (once I can sort firefox, I should be able to sort why Directory Opus wont open the file too - which is more important to me)

Thanks

#309365

Both applications don't launch files how they should be launched.

AveDesk uses a COM IDropTarget implementation for AveInst, AveTheme & AveDesklet files.

When a file is invoked the right way the shell should pick this up and call avedesk's idroptarget object for the appropriate file.

A way of invoking a file the right way is to grab its contextmenu and launch the default item. Firefox seems to not do this.

Directory Opus probably does things simple (and wrong!) too.

When a file is not invoked wrongly, it simply launches the file itself, and thus bypassing any methods that don't rely on the "application.exe $file_to_open" method.

#309394

Ok thanks for that cant get any more solid information on that other than directly from yourself - I will check on the Directory Opus forum support (elsewhere) and try and get it sorted out.

Thanks for your invaluable help - oh, and I hoping that I will be able to make a donation soon (to both Systats n Avedesk - although it will be rather small :/ )

edit

just thought that I would post this quick update to say that i have infact sorted this little problem Iw as having with Directory Opus now. Basically i had to adjust the Opus filetype so that doubleclicking on the filetype (aveinst) would send the

ContextMenu VERB=Open

code instead which from what I have been told copies the exact way that the default open would do in explorer.

Thanks for the help AndreasV, judge and Unbeliever

#309402

Both applications don't launch files how they should be launched.
AveDesk uses a COM IDropTarget implementation for AveInst, AveTheme & AveDesklet files.
When a file is invoked the right way the shell should pick this up and call avedesk's idroptarget object for the appropriate file.
A way of invoking a file the right way is to grab its contextmenu and launch the default item. Firefox seems to not do this.
Directory Opus probably does things simple (and wrong!) too.
When a file is not invoked wrongly, it simply launches the file itself, and thus bypassing any methods that don't rely on the "application.exe $file_to_open" method.

I double click on the desktop and still find about 90% of the time that aveinst fail to install. I do believe this needs a bit of work andreas.

#311682