Setting Mac OS File Type & Creator

[Stephen Barncard]

X, I suggest you read up on the modern OSX (or try it) before you put 
it down anymore - your Apple bias and experience seems to stem mostly 
from OS9 - with little reference to Tiger or Jaguar, which is the Mac 
system today.  Cmon, man, it's UNIX with a pretty face.


>now i know what you need...
>
>run a disk first aid first - common ailing of OS9's
>
>Then rebuild the desktop... (before teh finder arrives, press
>command-option)
>
>Then it should work momentarily better until you need to redo that op...
>
>One of the reasons i quit the mac was this - just was one more reason - and
>i found it back in win95... grrr...
>
>Today, i think the PC file type world is a mess... But it is easier to
>manage than on any mac i've seen... No hidden props, extra programs, special
>editors, etc...
>
>cheers
>Xavier