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Article #39389Re: Setting File Type and Creator Query
From: Robert K. Scott
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 1989 01:34
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 1989 01:34
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In article <822@umn-d-ub.D.UMN.EDU>, jness@umn-d-ub.D.UMN.EDU (Joel Ness) writes:
> You can set file and creator type using several utilities, including the
> DiskTop DA (highly recommended). But to bring up a larger point - Does
> anyone know of a utility that will batch change file and creator types?
> This goes to a problem that was asked on the net a few weeks ago. It
> would be very handy to point to a folder, or select a group of files,
> and change file and/or creator type all at once. If this doesn't exist,
> does any wiz out there want to be a hero and write one?
I believe that the Filemaster DA will do batch changes. It is available
through anonymous FTP at Sumex-aim.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ames!xanth!nic.MR.NET!eta!zeke From: zeke@eta.unix.ETA.COM (Robert K. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Setting File Type and Creator Query Summary: Filemaster does this (I think) Message-ID: <3604@wilbur.unix.ETA.COM> Date: 16 Mar 89 01:34:12 GMT References: <160700013@primerd> <822@umn-d-ub.D.UMN.EDU> Organization: The Final Frontier Lines: 19