Integrate File Types with Workspace Extensions

File Types seamlessly integrate with Workspace Extensions.

If you configure a File Type and select Also register this command as Workspace Extension, the File Type will also be registered on the client using the Workspace Extender (provided that your environment uses the Workspace Extender).

• If the user runs an application configured to run as Workspace Extension and accesses a file that is associated with an application that is located on a Terminal Server, Workspace Control will automatically open this application. For example, if you have configured Microsoft Outlook to run on a Terminal Server and associate it with the "mailto" special file type, Workspace Control will automatically open Microsoft Outlook in the Terminal Server session if the user opens a mail link in Internet Explorer that runs locally.
• If you have configured a File Type for a Workspace Extension and the user double-clicks this file type in the Terminal Server session, Workspace Control will automatically start the associated Workspace Extension and open the selected file (or resource). For example, if you have associated the file type "http" with the Workspace Extension Internet Explorer and the user double-clicks an Internet URL from any application in the Terminal Server session, Workspace Control will start the Internet Explorer which was configured to run as Workspace Extension.

In both cases, the files (or resources) must be available on the Terminal Server AND the local client. For example, if the user double-clicks a PDF file on a network share that has been mapped with drive letter "T:" and you have associated this file type with an application configured to run as Workspace Extension on the client, the same drive letter "T:" must be accessible on the client.

You can view the location of both file and application in the File Types node of the Workspace Analysis window of a specific user, which can be accessed through the node Diagnostics > Workspace Analysis. In this way, it is always clear how the redirection of File Types takes place between VDX and Workspace Control.