#322 Link (to preferences) in preferences ensures error in log

[S. GEES]

Hello!

When I click on the link in the preferences I get the following error messsage in the log.

What's this, and what should happen when clicking this link?

B. Regards!

16-03-17 16:38 - ERROR
java.io.IOException: Failed to open X:\Users\MYNAMEIS\.areca\preferences.properties. Error message: The specified file has no associated application.

    at sun.awt.windows.WDesktopPeer.ShellExecute(Unknown Source)
    at sun.awt.windows.WDesktopPeer.open(Unknown Source)
    at java.awt.Desktop.open(Unknown Source)
    at com.myJava.system.viewer.DesktopViewerHandler.open(DesktopViewerHandler.java:66)
    at com.application.areca.launcher.gui.PreferencesWindow$1.handleEvent(PreferencesWindow.java:103)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendSelectionEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Link.wmNotifyChild(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control.wmNotify(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite.wmNotify(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control.WM_NOTIFY(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control.windowProc(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.windowProc(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.swt.internal.win32.OS.CallWindowProcW(Native Method)
    at org.eclipse.swt.internal.win32.OS.CallWindowProc(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Link.callWindowProc(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.wmLButtonUp(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control.WM_LBUTTONUP(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Link.WM_LBUTTONUP(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control.windowProc(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.windowProc(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.swt.internal.win32.OS.DispatchMessageW(Native Method)
    at org.eclipse.swt.internal.win32.OS.DispatchMessage(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.runEventLoop(Window.java:820)
    at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.open(Window.java:796)
    at com.application.areca.launcher.gui.Application.showDialog(Application.java:1416)
    at com.application.areca.launcher.gui.Application.showDialog(Application.java:1423)
    at com.application.areca.launcher.gui.Application.processCommand(Application.java:452)
    at com.application.areca.launcher.gui.menus.AppAction.widgetSelected(AppAction.java:210)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TypedListener.handleEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.runEventLoop(Window.java:820)
    at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.open(Window.java:796)
    at com.application.areca.launcher.gui.MainWindow.show(MainWindow.java:303)
    at com.application.areca.launcher.gui.Application.show(Application.java:203)
    at com.application.areca.launcher.gui.Launcher.launchImpl(Launcher.java:143)
    at com.myJava.system.AbstractLauncher.launch(AbstractLauncher.java:47)
    at com.application.areca.launcher.gui.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:48)

[S. GEES]

I already "fixed" it.

Just handle ".properties" as ".txt" and you are able to edit this file directly when you click it.

TO DO:

• navigate where this file is located
• right click, open (or: just double click)
• click "Select the program from a list of installed programs."
• choose text editor
• check option "File type always use the selected program to open type."
• done! :-)

Please close this ticket.