Items in File Association dialog box

The file extensions (for example, acd, ccwsln, and rss) to be opened by the designated software product. For binders, specify the file extension of the key file. This field is unavailable when you edit an existing file association. If you want to remove this file type from the list, close this dialog box and use the

Delete

button in the

Options dialog box: File Associations

instead.

The software product to open files with the indicated extension. Click

Browse

to select the software product. For the system to find the software, it must be included in the PATH environment variable or the full path should be specified here as well as the executable filename.

Command line arguments for the software product used to open files of this type. In the context of FactoryTalk AssetCentre, command line arguments are applied when you open a file in Archive. For example, you can use the

/preset

command line argument to open the project file in the RSTune Faceplate software for trend analysis.

For many programs the syntax of command line arguments requires the full path and filename of the file that is being opened. That path (the working folder) and filename can be represented in the command line argument with <filespec>. When you add a new file association,

<filespec>

is filled in for you. You can remove

<filespec>

or type the rest of the command line argument as necessary. For the RSTune example, the full command line argument would be:

/preset <filespec>

Refer to the software program's documentation to find out what command line arguments are available in that software and the required syntax. (For example, for many programs the RSTune example above would be reversed, with <filespec> coming before the command line argument.)

The file name in the

Program

field can be very different than the actual product name. Enter the name of the software for clarity. For example,enter

RSLogix 500

because people may not recognize that software by its filename of

RS500.exe

.

Select this box if you want files of this type to be automatically checked in when the editing program is closed. For example, if you want your RSLogix 5 project files to be automatically checked in when you close the RSLogix 5 software, select this option.

This field is only available if you have selected to automatically check in the file or asset after editing. To know when to check the file in, the FactoryTalk AssetCentre software has to know when file editing is complete. Different programs handle files differently so sometimes the FactoryTalk AssetCentre software should monitor the file and sometimes it should monitor the

process

which refers to the running program used to edit the file.

Choose

File

for RSLogix 5, RSLogix 500, RSLogix 5000, Logix Designer, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel.

Choose

Process

for Microsoft Notepad, Microsoft WordPad, FactoryTalk View ME (.mer), DriveTools (.dno), PanelBuilder (.pva), and the Siemens S7 Controllers (STEP7) editor.