Setting Mac OS File Type & Creator

[MisterX]

just a suggestion out of the blue

why not rename the file with a pc type extension like file.txt

The Files and something Control Panel in OS9 did manage the extensions to be
filetyped
to any preference you set in the control panel...

Uh, but im not sure that works too well unless you rebuild the desktop,
rebooted twice and held the control-alt-command shift 1 key with one
hand while you pressed the reboot key with the other ;))

Who said PCs are bad?
 
There was a utility app in macOS named FileTyper with which you could create
droplets to drop your files (or open them via AS) and preset the file props
including type and creator. 

That would be quicker...

cheers
Xavier

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> Dan Shafer
> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 17:51
> To: How to use Revolution
> Subject: Re: Setting Mac OS File Type & Creator
> 
> Hmmmm. I might try that, Stephen. But I think the problem is 
> that the Rev method works fine except on a really old version 
> of OS9 and/or AppleScript or with a hard drive that may be so 
> slow the update never happens before I try to open the file.
> 
> I'm doing another experiment this morning.
> 
> I feel like a mad scientist in a laboratory.
> 
> 
> On Aug 16, 2005, at 8:35 AM, Stephen Barncard wrote:
> 
> > Dan,since it's OS9, you could always use Rinaldi's Type And Creator 
> > SetFInfo 1.4  XCMD to set the type and creator of the file 
> on the fly 
> > on the OS9 end.
> > http://rinaldicollection.free.fr/
> >
> >
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