Subject: On Mac: How is file type and creator determined?
From: Brandon Warren (bwarren@u.washington.edu)
Date: Wed May 10 2000 - 14:33:31 EDT
How is the type and creator determined for Mac files?
If a resource fork exists, then it comes from that, right?
If a resource fork does not exist, then what?
On netatalk, how does the AppleVolumes.system file fit into
this? It seems to supply the type and creator when the
resource fork is missing, but how? I opened a file with
Res Edit. This file's type and creator was filled in by
AppleVolumes.system, yet Res Edit said that there was no
resource fork. How can netatalk inform the Mac of the
type and creator if not by creating a resource fork?
Is any of this info stored in the Desktop?
Thanks in advance for any insight or pointers!
Brandon
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