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from: Klaus Meinhard
date: 1998-04-17 00:00:00
subject: BTM files under win95

From: Klaus Meinhard 
Subject: BTM files under win95
Date: 1998/04/17
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Hallo Steve

VB> Why does win95 explorer not recognize BTM files as executable?
SS> 
SS> Because you need to define it. Here is the JP solution: ...
ss> Works for me!

Now that's not the whole story. Try the following: Create 2 files TEST.BTM and
TEST.BAT, both with the simple line ECHO %1 as contents. Put them (or a link to
them) on your desktop. Now open explorer and drag and drop a filename on 1st.
TEST.BAT and 2nd. TEST.BTM. 

See the difference?

Gr�sse aus Ostrhauderfehn, 

*Klaus Meinhard*

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