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I am on XP. When I right click on my desktop and select New, I want to be able to create a JSP file. Currently what I do is to select "Text Document" and then rename the file and change the extension. For example, I change abc.txt --> abc.jsp . But I am getting tried of this process. How can I add to the New menu to directly create abc.jsp file ? A JSP file is just plain text file.

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LeeTutor

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rrz

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Lee, thank you for giving some of your time. I tried maually(no luck) and I tried with TweakUI. In my registry the ShellNew key was added to the the .jsp key and the in the right pane the name "fileName" with type "REG_SZ" and Data of "920953.jsp" is displayed. I looked in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Templates and the file 920953 is there. I restarted my machine several times. No luck yet. I have XP SP2. What am doing wrong ?

rrz

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>and the file 920953 is there
I meant to say 920953.jsp is there.

LeeTutor

I'm not sure just what you did. This link from the page I told you about seems to me to be the easiest to follow:

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/shellnewadd.htm

sramesh2k

>> restarted my machine several times. No luck yet

Hi, rrz@871311

Is the file associated correctly with an application? And if so, which application is it?

Click Start, Run and type:

CMD /K REG QUERY HKCR\.JSP

Press ENTER.

Copy the output, and paste the information along with your reply.

rrz

ASKER

Lee, I did read that last page you posted. I tried using NullFile manually and then I used TweakUI to use FileName as I described in my last post. But, no luck yet.
sramesh2k, thank you for giving me some of your time.
>Is the file associated correctly with an application?
I am using an old program called "Programmer's File Editor" ( http://www.lancs.ac.uk/people/steveb/cpaap/pfe/default.htm )I have using it for 8 years and I never felt the need to change to something else. I have gone to Folder Options,File Types and I use PFE for a lot of different files. I use it open to JSP files and java source files. I also use it to edit HTML files, property files and XML files.
Here is the output that you requested( PFE32 is what I am using).
! REG.EXE VERSION 3.0

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.JSP
<NO NAME> REG_SZ PFE32

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.JSP\ShellNew

sramesh2k

Hi rrz@871311,

Interesting! 920953.jsp is not shown in the output?

Download FileExtInfo from here:

FileExtInfo - View the association settings for a file type easily:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fileextinfo.htm

Unzip and run the tool. Select .JSP from the listing and generate a report. Copy and paste the contents in your reply. This report will have the complete details that I'm looking for.

rrz

ASKER

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.JSP]
@="PFE32"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.JSP\ShellNew]
"FileName"="920953.jsp"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PFE32]
@="Programmer's File Editor (32-Bit)"
"EditFlags"=dword:00000000
"BrowserFlags"=dword:00000008
"AlwaysShowExt"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PFE32\shell]
@=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.JSP]
"Application"="PFE32.EXE"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.JSP\OpenWithList]
"a"="javaw.exe"
"MRUList"="ghebfdca"
"b"="eclipse.exe"
"c"="NOTEPAD.EXE"
"d"="WORDPAD.EXE"
"e"="iexplore.exe"
"f"="gvim.exe"
"g"="PFE32.EXE"
"h"="TweakUI.exe"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.JSP\OpenWithProgids]
"jsp_auto_file"=hex(0):
"PFE32"=hex(0):

rrz

ASKER

I just want to create a empty file. So, I guess NullFile or FileName will do.

sramesh2k

I now see where the problem is. Pls post the full path to PFE32.EXE, and I'll create a REG file for you.

rrz

ASKER

C:\pfe\PFE32.exe

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rrz

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Success. Thank you, Lee and sramesh2k. I am impressed with your expertise. I increased the points because this was more work than I originally thought. I learned a little more about windows and that is always good. In the future should I always put applications in C:\Program Files ? Would that have made this easier ?

sramesh2k

Hi rrz,

The problem is that the file class was not registered completely (no shell\verb present). The location of the exe is not the problem.

rrz

ASKER

Thanks, sramesh2k.