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From: Eric Maziade
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 00:00

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Do you know any way of accessing this identifier through java?

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Eric Maziade
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Johan Forsberg <jfo@SPAM_SPAM_EGGS_SPAMstmf.se> wrote in message
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> David Graff <david.graff@iqxpert.com> skrev i
> diskussionsgruppsmeddelandet:37B08FB2.85E032AC@iqxpert.com...
> > the unix way of doing it would be to check the Magic number of the file.
> > Mac on the other hand probably does it the same way (magic number).
> > Windoze however bases all it's type information on extensions.
>
> The mac uses a four letter creator and a four letter type (ie. 'PAINT',
> 'PICT') which along with some other file info is stored in an information
> block which is not a part of the file proper...
> This leads to endless problems when transfering files from/to macs :-)
>
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