copy file on Mac

[J. Landman Gay]

Chipp Walters wrote:
> Richard Gaskin mentioned you can *force* a file launch *sometimes* ;-) 
> by using the get info for a filetype, choosing which application and 
> then pressing the "Change All.." button.
> 
> I tried this on a single file, and it did seem to work. I'm hoping Apple 
> will come to it's senses soon and fix this eratic and un-standard behavior.

It's much easier than that and I think Apple did get it right. As Brian 
pointed out, Rev sets the filetype by default to text files. The Finder 
accomodates both methods of checking which app to launch. However, if a 
file has both a creator/type as well as an extension, it uses the 
creator/type codes first.

Because Rev sets the file type to TEXT by default, the OS never gets 
around to looking at the extension. You can force the issue in one of 
two ways:

1. Override Rev's filetype setting. Set the filetype yourself. On Macs 
this is preferable because some Macs will not have made associations yet 
to your chosen extension, and on those Macs the OS will have to ask what 
to do.

2. Set the filetype to "??????" which is the secret code for "unknown 
file type". If the OS sees that, it will try to match the extension.

So, it's okay. ;)

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