🚀 go-pugleaf

Graham Coles <graham@scitec.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> As a new mac owner, I'm trying to work out how to associate files with
> applications.  If I transfer an mpeg or .mov file from a pc the system
> doesn't know how to run it.  How can I associate these files with a
> quicktime viewer?
> 
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> # Graham Coles                       # graham@scitec.demon.co.uk
>                                      # www.scitec.demon.co.uk
> 
>         Initiating "getting the hell out of here" manouevre

On a windows machine, the association between a file and the application
to open it is made by the file's 3 letter extension. On a Mac, it is
made by two hidden attributes associated with a file. Get yourself a
copy of resedit, resist the temptation to open files with it and use the
get file/folder info command on the file menu. You'll see that any file
has two hidden attributes, the type and creator codes. There's a list of
these on the web somewhere, and you can just enter the code you want. PC
exchange will do a similar job for you if you deal with files on PC
disks directly, and there are also drag and drop file typing utilities
available. Have a play around.

BTW, if you put a space after the two dashes in your .sig, many
newreaders will automatically remove it when replying.

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'ric