From: DaBexCo@aol.com Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 02:41:30 -0500 Subject: double clicking on Netware Hi, I saw your problem (on Info-Mac) about double clicking files and not being able to launch application on the server. We have had that problem on some of our macs. Not all of them though. I recently got the latest NetWare client files for the Mac. On the disk is a file called Extension Mapper. I read the ReadMe file on the disk. Here is what it says: ( I appologize, this is long. But I thought all of it would be of interest to you). Extension Mapper 1.0 Read Me NOTE: The Extension Mapper application works only with NetWare servers running NetWare for Macintosh 4.0. == About Extension Mapping == Extension mapping associates Macintoshr application information with filename extensions. The Extension Mapper utility on the Macintosh allows a user to create and configure his or her own lists of mappings. The same file can be associated with different icons; users can therefore double-click an icon for the same file and launch different applications. For example, one Macintosh user can view a file created with WordPerfectr on a DOS PC as a Microsoft Wordr file, while another can view it as a MacWriter file. When using the Extension Mapper, keep these points in mind: * Extension mapping does not alter the contents or formatting of a file. The application associated with the file must understand the format of the file being launched. * Both DOS and Macintosh files are mapped. In the case of a Macintosh file, the existing Type and Creator is overridden in the Finder TO THE TYPE AND CREATOR OF THE MAPPING. * Extension mapping does not alter DOS files in any way. However, extension mapping may cause Macintosh files to have their Type and Creator permanently changed by the Finderx, or by writing the file. * The Extension Mapper application provides predefined default extension mappings. These defaults are listed in the section "Default Extension Mappings," below. If you double-click a file and the default application associated with the file is unavailable, the Finder informs you that the application that created the file cannot be found. * For the Extension Mapper to work with files stored on server volumes, you must enable extension mapping at the server with the AFPCON utility. If you start the utility before extension mapping is turned on at the server, you must exit the application and restart it in order to see the mappings. * A file named MY.DOCUMENT in the Macintosh name space will have the name MY.DOC in the DOS name space. As a result, the Extension Mapper interprets the filename extension as .DOC and maps the filename to the application associated with the .DOC filename extension. So, you should keep in mind that a file renamed for the DOS name space may have unexpected mappings. == Default Extension Mappings == These are the default applications and file types associated with each filename extension: .APP: Omnis 7r application .CSV: Comma-separated values (DOS), Microsoft Excelr 3.0 (Macintosh) .DBF: Database file .DIF: Visicalcx file (DOS), Microsoft Excel 3.0 (Macintosh) .DF1: Omnis 7 data file .DOC: Microsoft Wordr document .EPS: Encapsulated Postcriptr file for Adobe Illustrator r'88 .FM: FileMaker Pror file .GIF: GIF graphic file .GLY: Microsoft Word glossary .MPP: Microsoft Projectr 1.x .MPX: Microsoft Project 1.x Exchange Format .MPC: Microsoft Project 1.x Calendar .MPV: Microsoft Project 1.x View .MPW: Microsoft Project 1.x Workspace .PM3: PageMakerr 3.0 publication .PM4: PageMaker 4.0 template .PT3: PageMaker 3.0 template .PUB: PageMaker 2.0 publication .QXD: QuarkXPressr file .RDY: Symantec Readyx (DOS), Symantec MOREx (Macintosh) .RTF: Microsoft Word Rich Text .SLK: Microsoft Multiplanr (DOS), Microsoft Excel (Macintosh) .STY: Microsoft Word style sheet .TEM: PageMaker 3.0 template .TIF: PageMaker Tiff file .TPL: PageMaker 3.0 template .TXT: Text for TeachText .WKS: Lotus 1-2-3r version 1.x .WK: Lotus 1-2-3 .WK1: Lotus 1-2-3 version 2.x .WK3: Lotus 1-2-3 version 3.x .WRD: Microsoft Word text document .XLA: Microsoft Excel 3.0 Workspace .XLC: Microsoft Excel 3.0 Chart .XLM: Microsoft Excel 3.0 Macro Sheet .XLS: Microsoft Excel 3.0 Spreadsheet .XLT: Microsoft Excel 3.0 Template file .XLW: Microsoft Excel 3.0 Template file == Using Different Versions of the Same Application == Different versions of the same application may support different file types. For example, older versions of TeachText do not support the PICT file type, but newer versions do. If different versions of the same application exist on any mounted volume, including a hard drive, SCSI volume, NetWare volume, or AppleSharer volume, the Extension Mapper looks for the file type associated with the first version of the application it finds. This situation may cause confusion if the user creates a mapping to a file type not supported by that version of the application. For example, if the user creates a mapping between TeachText and the file type PICT, and the version of TeachText found does not support this file type, the utility informs the user that no file type PICT exists. To solve this problem, try not to keep different versions of the same application on your system. Or, you can keep the correct version on a volume that the Finder searches first. The Finder searches the startup volume first, and then searches the mounted volumes in the order in which you mounted them. For example, suppose Excel 3.0 exists on a SCSI drive, and that filename extension .XYZ is mapped to Excel 4.0, located on the startup volume. When a user double-clicks a file with the .XYZ extension, Excel 4.0 is launched. == Changing Extension Mappings == If you change an existing extension mapping, you may need to refresh the Finder before the change becomes active. For example, if the extension .XYZ is mapped to Microsoft Word and you want to map the extension to WordPerfect instead, you may need to refresh the Finder and possibly wait a few minutes before the proper icon appears. To refresh the Finder, either log out of the NetWare 4.0 server, or quit the Finder. To quit the Finder under System 7.x, press Control+Option+Command and then press Esc. Be aware, however, that if you quit the Finder you will disconnect from other services you may be using. If the server is using the Finder Accelerator Cache, you may need to wait for the cache entry for your particular folder to age and be refreshed. The time this operation takes can vary according to usage of the system and the percentage of free memory allocated to the cache, but it will usually be negligible. You can also disable the cache at the server by using AFPCON. Tip: Closing and reopening the folder window is usually sufficient to refresh both the Finder and the Finder Accelerator Cache. ============================= You may be able to find the new client files at Novell's FTP site. If not, I can send you the Extension Mapper in BinHex format via e-mail. Hope all this helps. Thanks, Dave Thompson Chemeketa Community College e-mail BigWave.Dave@chemek.cc.or.us