An appropriate application for one person may not be the best for another.

But how do we determine an appropriate application in the first place?

Links to other file type caused the user to be prompted to download the file, after which the user could open the appropriate application.

The database retains the correct pathway to retrieve the associated digital content or launch the appropriate application.

Users would not start programs first (e.g., a text editor, graphics program or spreadsheet software), they would simply open the file and the appropriate application would appear.