Another newbie Mac Question...

[Ray G. Miller]

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>From: Richard Gaskin <ambassador at fourthworld.com>
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>>>Where?  The entry for "answer file" discusses using the 'type"
>>>form for Mac OS.
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>>>From the docs:
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>>Filtering for Mac OS:  You can use either with filter or of type. With
>>either form, the types parameter consists of one or more 4-character file
>>types, concatenated. For example, to display text and PICT-format files but
>>no others, use a types parameter of ?TEXTPICT?. To display applications
>>only, use a types parameter of ?APPL?.
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>Where is that passage located?  I may be tired, but I'm not seing it in the
>Transcript Dictionary entry for "answer file".
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>Trying this on OS X 10.2.8:
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>  answer file "Seleect a PNG file:" with filter "*.png"
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>...does not let me select a file whose name ends in ".png".
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>>>With OS X Apple no longer requires file type assignments, posing a problem
>>>for us.  I'm not sure Apple has yet decided what to do about either file
>>>types or creator codes for the long term, so I'm not familiar with a
>>>workaround for selecting files that rely only on file name extension on OS
>>>X.
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>>>Anyone come across a current Apple tech note on this?  Last I heard Apple
>>>required developers to write a custom filterProc for Nav Services (ugh!).
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>>It does appear that using the answer file with type "PNGf" works for .PNG
>>files
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>Here (OS X 10.2.8) it only works for files which have the appropriate type
>assigned as Finder metadata.  If I get one from the Internet so no Finder
>data is attached it is not selectable with either syntax, filter or type.
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>So the conundrum remains:  How do we expect Rev the write a custom
>filterProc which will handle all possible Finder type code/file name
>extension combinations?
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Yep, and it's the same when Macaroons try to open a MC/Rev stack with the creatorType stripped... 

I have a "Converter" stack which allows the scripter to quickly convert a "text" file to the MC/Rev stack or whatever... without having to remember which button key and keyboard keys to hold down... ;-)


It's called "Convert Text File To MC/Rev stack or Whatever Else File". or CTFTMVREVSOWEF for short.

I can send it to you for distribution...



Ray G. Miller
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