How to change file associations in Inno-setup
There's an entry for that in the FAQ on the Inno Setup web site. Here is the quote of the relevant section of the FAQ:
Creating File Associations
First set the [Setup]
section directive ChangesAssociations
to yes
. Then create [Registry]
entries as shown below.
[Registry]
Root: HKCR; Subkey: ".myp"; ValueType: string; ValueName: ""; ValueData: "MyProgramFile"; Flags: uninsdeletevalue
".myp"
is the extension we're associating. "MyProgramFile"
is the internal name for the file type as stored in the registry. Make sure you use a unique name for this so you don't inadvertently overwrite another application's registry key.
Root: HKCR; Subkey: "MyProgramFile"; ValueType: string; ValueName: ""; ValueData: "My Program File"; Flags: uninsdeletekey
"My Program File"
above is the name for the file type as shown in Explorer.
Root: HKCR; Subkey: "MyProgramFile\DefaultIcon"; ValueType: string; ValueName: ""; ValueData: "{app}\MYPROG.EXE,0"
"DefaultIcon"
is the registry key that specifies the filename containing the icon to associate with the file type. ",0"
tells Explorer to use the first icon from MYPROG.EXE
. (",1"
would mean the second icon.)
Root: HKCR; Subkey: "MyProgramFile\shell\open\command"; ValueType: string; ValueName: ""; ValueData: """{app}\MYPROG.EXE"" ""%1"""
"shell\open\command"
is the registry key that specifies the program to execute when a file of the type is double-clicked in Explorer. The surrounding quotes are in the command line so it handles long filenames correctly.
A File association is a series of Registry entries. For more info, take a look at How to Use File Associations Microsoft Sample.
If you don't want to create system-wide file associations, you can create specific user file associations too.
To create registry entries from your script, read the ISS Documentation: Registry Section. If you find any problems come back with a more specific question.