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[Quoted Text] > I wonder if anyone here can help me fix a problem that's been annoying
> me for a year or two please, even though it's not strictly a pure XP
> issue?
>
> I like to open JPG files with IrfanView so I have that set as my JPG
> association in XP File Types. Then I use a facility in IrfanView to
> open the file in any of 3 external editors, the first of which I've
> specified as PaintShop Pro 8. But that always opens it with a new
> instance of PSP 8, instead of just opening the file.
>
> I have other programs (e.g. one of my music players, MediaMonkey) that
> have a setting which limits them to a single instance, but sadly PSP 8
> doesn't have that feature.
>
> One thing I did try was writing my own macro to open the file from
> IrfanView by identifying the full path and filename and pasting it
> into XP Pro's Run box, like this:
> "C:\Program Files\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro 8\Paint Shop
> Pro.exe" "C:\Docs\My Videos\MAGIX Exports\TestCalgary-Text01a.JPG"
>
> ... but that opened a new instance of PSP 8 too!
That's SOP with PSP. In version X it's better in that it doesn't
actually start another instance, but it still goes thru the splash
screen etc. so it saves no time.
You can ask about the current rev on cnews.corel.com newsgroups. I
forget the latest rev, but it might have gone further with that
situation; can't hurt to check.
Twayne
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