Some of you might also have encountered the nasty issue of CorelDraw (CorelDrw.exe) to open a new instance of CorelDraw for every CDR file being double-clicked for opening. After twiddling around and searching the web, I finally found out that CorelDraw.exe is case-sensitive for DDE commands. As such, using the DDE argument 'Open("%1")' won't do anything.The solution for CorelDraw X4 (CorelDrw.exe) is:
Application used:"C:\Tools\Office\Corel\PROGRAMS\CORELDRW.EXE" -DDE "%1"
DDE Message:[O("%1")]Application:CORELDRW_MOSDDE Application not Running:<empty>Topic:System
Corresponding registry file:-----------------------------------------Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CorelDRAW.Graphic.14\shell\Open][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CorelDRAW.Graphic.14\shell\Open\command]@="\"C:\\Tools\\Office\\Corel\\PROGRAMS\\CORELDRW.EXE\" -DDE \"%1\""[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CorelDRAW.Graphic.14\shell\Open\ddeexec]@="[O(\"%1\")]"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CorelDRAW.Graphic.14\shell\Open\ddeexec\Application]@="CORELDRW_MOS"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CorelDRAW.Graphic.14\shell\Open\ddeexec\Topic]@="System"
Hi Brian , everyone I have just been working on a image that I have to open after a scan and save to tiff then save as a cpt and a jpeg and a tiff again after resampling and fixing and also right clicking on the file and opening the image in draw to add text etc., only 1 Photo Paint and 1 Draw open all the time
no problems just a lot of time over 100 images to scan and fix from negetives and when finished to put on a disk to play on the TV most of the images are about 50 years old
Brian when you have a image in Draw and you want it to be edited in Photo Paint yes you select it in Draw then it will open in PP and then go back to where it was in Draw to finish off yes it is a problem to keep opening and closing PP but I think that it is as designed to keep the file aligned with the draw file to many files 1 after the other whould be hard to keep track of in another project that I am working on has over 500 images to be worked on in this way finished 350 of them and got about 4 weeks to finish the rest
if editing from Draw to PP is a problem use the copy and paste this is sometimes faster and better depending on what and how you are useing the images and PP editing
1 of my methods is to have both programs opened at once with a slightly reduced screen size so I can activate either 1 easily then I just click and drag from Draw to PP or from PP to Draw it takes a little practice but works for me
I use this method a lot interacting with different programs try it it works
as I have been on this pc all day and it is mid evening I might go and relax and watch Tv
Joe
The above works for me. I did not need to do anything in the registry. I changed everything via the control panel. Change the settings for filetypes in the folder options. There you can write the following for the filetype called CDR:
Application used:"C:\Tools\Office\Corel\PROGRAMS\CORELDRW.EXE" -DDE "%1"DDE Message:[O("%1")]Application:CORELDRW_MOSDDE Application not Running:<empty>Topic: System
I have the same problem. With X5 running on windows 7 64 bit. I cannot fix the problem by modifying the registry. It is very annoying...for every cdr file opened CorelDraw start a new instance. If you have any idea, please ...
Thank you!
macoro said:I cannot fix the problem by modifying the registry
Try what skruvemala offered above your post. it doesn't involve the registry at all.
Gee, this thread sort of poops out as of 2011, so I don't know if I can stir up any interest in this problem.
I used to be able to open multiple files in one instance of CorelDraw or PhotoPaint. Now, with X5 and Windows 7, I can do this at work with Draw and Paint. But at home only with Draw. the way you used to be able to go through file associations and edit the Open command (DDE) is no longer available in Windows. I tried editing the Open command in the Registry as someone in this thread suggested for X4.
What a shame if this ability is lost. I always want multiple files to open in one instance. It should be a simple option somewhere in CorelDraw and PhotoPaint--maybe in Customization.
Anyone know how to do this with X5 and Windows 7?
Thanks,
Bill