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[MBaas]

I wonder if there is a way to get this info straight from XY or through a script?

I'd like to select a file and see the path of the app that it is linked to...(and which would open on it on dbl-click)

[highend]

Directly (with a few clicks for a file)? Look at Don's answer!

Via a script? Sure, simple, look up the current extension in the registry and e.g. display it in a custom column

[admin]

Can be done:

- right click "Open With" toolbar button
- tick Show Full Paths in "Open With" menu
- now select a file and open the"Open With" menu -- you will see what you want at the bottom

- TIP: even without ticking Show Full Paths in "Open With" menu: hold CTRL when you click the opening app in the "Open With" menu and you will jump to this app instead of opening the file

[highend]

So this is not about automatic displaying things but looking up each one explicitly via a few clicks? Go Don's route!

[TheQwerty]

For infrequent use you can look at the Open With menu (Ctrl+Alt+Enter by default) which will list all portable file associates for the current file and then in a separate section list the Windows' shell association. This is also available via a toolbar button:

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If you want to see the default verb and association you could create a script using:

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text Get('regcmd', <curext>);

Or a custom column to show it in the list:

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return Get('regcmd', <cc_ext>);

And if you'd prefer to show it in the status bar you can use an INI tweak for that:

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; Tweak: E.g. <curname><curver , v*>, mod <datem>
StatusBar3OnFile="<get regcmd <curext>>"

[MBaas]

Wow, so many cool answers and options within such a short period of time. Thanks guys, you rock!
If followed Don's suggestion and applied the ini-tweak as well ;-)