file type association with Excel 2007

[chang.luo]

Hi,
I am trying to associate a file type with Excel 2007. E.g. when I
double click file type "abc", I want it opened with Excel 2007. I can
do that with previous versions of Excel or even Word 2007. But when
it comes to Excel 2007, it has no action after I double click that
file.

The excel icon is shown on that file's icon.

I have to open excel then file->open to open that file.

Any thoughts?

Thanks!

Chang

 

[Ron de Bruin]

Maybe ?

Office button >Excel options
Advanced....Ignore other applications

 

[chang.luo]

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried both (either checked or unchecked)
but the problem still remains. More thoughts?

I can double click open an .xls or .xlsx file. I just can't define my
own association. (e.g. extension 'abc').

 

[Michael Bednarek]

I am trying to associate a file type with Excel 2007. E.g. when I
double click file type "abc", I want it opened with Excel 2007. I can
do that with previous versions of Excel or even Word 2007. But when
it comes to Excel 2007, it has no action after I double click that
file.

What kind of file is the .abc file? A real Excel workbook? Or a CSV or
TAB-delimited or fixed-width text file?

How did you do that with previous versions of Excel or with Word 2007?
Whatever that method was, doesn't it work with Excel 2007?

The excel icon is shown on that file's icon.

I have to open excel then file->open to open that file.

Try this from a command console:
ASSOC .abc=Excel.Sheet
then double-click it in Explorer.

Works here with Excel 11 (aka 2003).

 

[chang.luo]

interesting! Assoc works fine!

I tried to use Explorer -> Tools -> Options -> File Types to associate
file types with Excel but it doesn't work. The command line ASSOC
achieved my requirement.

..abc is either a plain text file or a tab seperated file.