#file-extension

How-to: Programatically associate file extensions with application on Windows #it #computers #solution

Programatically associate file extensions with application on Windows

I’ve just recently reinstalled Windows and in setting up my environment I’ve noticed that all my associations for the various programming languages I edit in Notepad++ have gone (naturally).

I am thinking for the future, wouldn’t it be grand to have some kind of batch file that could automatically associate a selection of file…

How-to: Find files filtered by multiple extensions #solution #it #development

Find files filtered by multiple extensions

What is the correct syntax for:

find . -type f -name \*.\(shtml\|css\)

This works, but is inelegant:

find . -type f -name \*.shtml > f.txt && find . -type f -name \*.css >> f.txt

How to do the same, but in fewer keystrokes?

Answer [by Benjamin Bannier]: Find files filtered by multiple extensions

You can combine different search expressions with the…

Fix: Does it make sense converting a file to a higher audio bitrate? #programming #answer #dev

Does it make sense converting a file to a higher audio bitrate?

When a certain file (mp4, flv, etc) has a 95 kbps audio bitrate – does it make sense outputing to a higher bitrate when converting to mp3 or other format (be it lossy or not)?

Would this result in higher audio quality or just in a bigger file?

Edits after a lot of answers+comments:

I am not talking about the output having better…

Fix: File extension for Markdown files? #it #answer #solution

File extension for Markdown files?

Is there an official file extension for standalone Markdown files?

Answer [by Dennis Williamson]: File extension for Markdown files?

I’m not aware of one, but I think a precedent is set by the use of the .text extension on the official website to reveal the Markdown that produces the pages.

Answer [by vartec]: File extension for Markdown files?

The idea of…

Fixed: How do you remove a default program association for file types in Windows 7? #programming #dev #fix

How do you remove a default program association for file types in Windows 7?

I somehow have set the default file type association for a file type in Windows 7. It doesn’t appear to be possible to delete it from the “Change the file type associated with a file extension” options screen. Is it possible to remove it?

Answer [by Christothes]: How do you remove a default program association for file…

Fixed How to get the file extension in PHP? #dev #it #asnwer

How to get the file extension in PHP?

Possible Duplicate: How to extract a file extension in PHP?

I wish to get the file extension of an image I am uploading, but I just get an array back.

$userfile_name = $_FILES['image']['name']; $userfile_extn = explode(".", strtolower($_FILES['image']['name']));

Is there a way to just get the extension itself?

Answer: How to get the file extension in PHP?

H…

How to: What is phtml, and when should I use a .phtml extension rather than .php?

What is phtml, and when should I use a .phtml extension rather than .php?

I’m wondering what the difference between .phtml and .php files is, and when to use one over the other.

Answer: What is phtml, and when should I use a .phtml extension rather than .php?

.phtml files tell the webserver that those are html files with dynamic content which is generated by the server… just like .php files in a…

Fixed How to extract a file extension in PHP? #dev #it #asnwer

How to extract a file extension in PHP?

This is a question you can read everywhere on the web with various answers :

$ext = end(explode('.', $filename)); $ext = substr(strrchr($filename, '.'), 1); $ext = substr($filename, strrpos($filename, '.') + 1); $ext = preg_replace('/^.*\.([^.]+)$/D', '$1', $filename); $exts = split("[/\\.]", $filename); $n = count($exts)-1; $ext = $exts[$n];

etc.

However…