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Article #10299Lost file type/creator information
From: Michael L Sung
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 20:22
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 20:22
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Suppose the following: 210 megs of Macintosh Freehand, Pagemaker, and Word files are lost on an IBM Novell server when it crashes. The server's hard disk is recovered however. When the Mac files are transferred back, the "file type" for all the files is now "TEXT" and the creator for all files is "mdos." The Macintosh thinks all of the files are mere documents, and Pagemaker, Freehand cannot open these files. I have figured out how to retrieve these files by changing each file back to the original type/creator information. (i.e. ALB4 ALD$ for PM4.2, etc.) This is tedious because you have to "guess" and change the info for each file. Is there an easier or faster way to put back the proper file type/creator information? Thanks in advance for any help. Please e-mail. msung@eniac.seas.upenn.edu
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!olivea!charnel!rat!usc!cs.utexas.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!news.sei.cmu.edu!cert!netnews.upenn.edu!eniac.seas.upenn.edu!msung From: msung@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Michael L Sung) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Lost file type/creator information Message-ID: <98567@netnews.upenn.edu> Date: 20 Nov 92 20:22:04 GMT Sender: news@netnews.upenn.edu Organization: University of Pennsylvania Lines: 18 Nntp-Posting-Host: eniac.seas.upenn.edu