Changing 'Open with' setting

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Changing 'Open with' setting Thu Jun 13, 2013 4:59 pm • by SteveH
I'm trying to automate the application used to open files downloaded from the BBC iPlayer so the 'open with' setting is set to Quicktime player. To be clear I don't actually want to open the file, just change it as if I had gone into the 'Get info' pane.

The rule I've created is working fine but is there a mechanism I can use to change the setting? There doesn't seem to be anything built-in and I can't see how to do it in Automator.
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Re: Changing 'Open with' setting Fri Jun 14, 2013 12:35 pm • by Mr_Noodle
You'll probably have to use an AppleScript or maybe record something with Automator to do that.
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