Method and apparatus for managing file extensions in a...

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2006-08-29

2006-08-29

Alam, Shahid (Department: 2162)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

C707S793000, C707S793000, C709S201000, C715S252000, C715S252000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07099869

ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatuses for managing file extensions in a processing system. An exemplary method of managing file extensions in a digital processing system involves a user interface and a plurality of files, each file having a name that comprises a filename and an extension. The method includes associating a file with an indicator which is user selectable for a single file in a plurality of files in said digital processing system and which indicates how to display an extension of the file, and assigning a value to the indicator, and displaying a displayed name of the file in the user interface in a style determined by the indicator.

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