XML Author steps on Oxygen 10.3 file associations

[SteveB]

After upgrading to Oxygen 10.3 all of my related XML file associations (.xml, .dtd, .xls, .xpr, etc.) have defaulted to XML Author. I tried resetting them through the Finder (File > Get Info > Open With) and can do each file individually. But when I click "Change All" the association reverts to XML Author. It also reverts to Author for all files -- even those I've reset -- on system restart.

I have rebuilt the LaunchService Database using the Terminal command as recommended in your help document at http://www.oxygenxml.com/doc/ug-oxygen/ ... blems.html. (Though the command path apparently has changed in Leopard, see http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jsp ... ID=5744911).

But that has made no difference.

I ended up deleting Author.app from my Oxygen folder. Everything works fine now, but I wouldn't mind having the application back.

MacPro, OS X 10.5.8.

SteveB

[sorin_ristache]

Hello,

Both Oxygen Editor and Oxygen Author create standard Mac OS file associations and they do not create any restriction for re-associating a file extension with other application manually, that is through the Finder with File > Get Info > Open With. Until we investigate the problem you can edit the Info.plist descriptor of Author.app (Cmd-click on the Author.app > Show Package Contents) and remove from the key <key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key> the file extensions that you want to associate with other applications. That should break any connection between the removed file extensions and the Author.app launcher.

Thank you for letting us know about the change of the command on Leopard.


Regards,
Sorin

[SteveB]

Sorin --

Thank you for the tip on editing the info.plist file. That seems to have fixed it for now.

SteveB