Verb Settings for a File Extension
AdminStudio 2025 R2 | 30.0 | Virtual Package Editor
The settings that are displayed when you select a verb under a file extension in the File Extensions view (for an App-V 5 package) or the Shortcuts view (for an App-V 4.x package) are organized into the following main categories.
General Settings
Use the General area for a verb to specify details such as the name and description of the verb.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Target Exe | Version: This setting is available for App-V 5 packages. Specify the path to the .exe file for which you are creating a verb for the file extension association. |
| Name | Enter the name of the verb, such as Open or Print, that you want to be used when an end user right-clicks a file with the selected extension and then clicks the corresponding command. To include an underlined letter that indicates that end users can click the letter to select the command, precede that letter with an ampersand (&). For example, to display Open (with an underlined letter O) on the context menu for this file extension, enter the following: &Open |
| Display Name | Enter the text that you want to display for this verb on the context menu that Windows Explorer displays when an end user right-clicks a file with the associated file extension. To include an underlined letter that indicates that end users can click the letter to select the command, precede that letter with an ampersand (&). For example, to display Open with SampleApp (with an underlined letter O) on the context menu for this file extension, enter &Open with SampleApp. This setting is optional. If you do not specify a display name, the name of the verb as it appears in the Name setting is used on the context menu for a file with this file extension on the client system. Note that if you use one of the canonical verbs—such as open, print, or find—and you do not specify a display name, Windows automatically localizes the verb on each system. |
| Arguments | Enter the command-line arguments for the verb. Note: Verify that the syntax is correct because the Virtual Package Editor does not do this. Tip: Use %1 in the argument in place of the file name. For example, if -p %1 is the argument for the verb, and the end user right-clicks the file C:\File.ext and then clicks the command for this verb, the command-line argument becomes -p C:\\File.ext. In some cases, it is necessary to enclose the %1 argument in quotation marks—as in "%1"—to correctly handle file names that contain spaces. |
Dynamic Data Exchange Settings
If your App-V application supports dynamic data exchange (DDE), use the Dynamic Data Exchange area for a verb to specify DDE settings for the verb.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| DDE Command | Enter the DDE command for the verb. Note: Verify that the syntax is correct because the Virtual Package Editor does not do this. Tip: Use %1 in the argument in place of the file name. In some cases, it is necessary to enclose the %1 argument in quotation marks—as in "%1"—to correctly handle file names that contain spaces. |
| DDE Ifexec | Enter the DDE command that you want to use if the DDE conversation cannot be initiated. |
| DDE Application | Enter the application name that you want use to establish the DDE conversation. If you leave this setting blank, the DDE Command setting is used as the application name. |
| DDE Topic | Enter the name that you want to use as the topic name of the DDE conversation. If you leave this setting blank, System is used as the topic name. |
See Also
Adding a Verb to a File Extension in a Virtual Package
Configuring File Extension Associations for the Virtual Application