program association.

[genzinger]

When I try to open a notepad file I get the following error: "No program has been associated on your system with this file type." I have compared the settings on this computer with another where I can open the file and cannot find a difference in the settings. Does anyone have an idea where I associate the file type?
Thanks

[boco]

What happens if you right-click the same file in Windows Explorer and select 'Open'? If it's not associated yet, associate it now. Filezilla will then adopt the OS associations.

[genzinger]

I can open the file if I go to the network location and open the file by various means. I guess that I do not understand what "associated" means. I have attempted to look up associated at the FileZilla site and do not get any information. Would you please explain how to associate a wordpad file on a network drive to FileZilla?
Thanks for you assistance.
Gary

[boco]

Not to Filezilla, but to Wordpad. Associate means to register the file type with the desired program (Wordpad in this case). If the right-click and Open works, it's already registered. Filezilla should automatically use it, too. (NOTE: Filezilla only uses the Open action)

[Birmingham]

i've got this same problem. my windows have serious problems - they're not recognising my attempts to set file associations, so in FileZilla i go Edit > Settings > File editing > Always use default editor and i set default editor to Wordpad. Seemed to work for a few minutes but now it's not letting me edit .php files and gives me error: "No program has been associated on your system with this file type"!

help!

*EDIT* sorry i just found it won't let me use the Open option on right clicking a file because of the above problem but it will let me use Edit! i guess i can make do now, just by using Edit and never Open, although using windows explorer it seems to recognise that .php files should be opened with Wordpad - it just won't recognise this using Open inside FileZilla

[luckydog5656]

*EDIT* sorry i just found it won't let me use the Open option on right clicking a file because of the above problem but it will let me use Edit! i guess i can make do now, just by using Edit and never Open, although using windows explorer it seems to recognise that .php files should be opened with Wordpad - it just won't recognise this using Open inside FileZilla

I've got this same problem. I've tried every combination in the settings panel but I still can only just use the 'Edit'. The 'Open' just gives me that error.

[boco]

Please don't revive old threads. Use your own.