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The separation between type and creator had other beneficial side effects. The Type code told you which apps _could_ open a file (by drag and drop or via the fi
by yrro 7y ago
The separation between type and creator had other beneficial side effects. The Type code told you which apps _could_ open a file (by drag and drop or via the file chooser dialog). The creator code told you which app _would_ be chosen when the file was opened in the Finder (e.g., double-clicked). So HTML documents I had created in some web authoring tool would open in it for editing, whereas those I had saved from a web browser would open in it for viewing.
I don't remember it being possible to change either code using tools that shipped with the OS. I obtained a tool on one of MacFormat's early cover disks...
- dgacmu 7y agoResEdit was the apple program that could change it. Unfortunately, I don't remember off the top of my head if it shipped with the system or only with some of the developer tools. I _think_ early versions had it.
- wlesieutre 7y agoFairly sure later versions didn't include ResEdit, but you could also set them via AppleScript in a pinch and they did ship with Script Editor
- Angostura 7y ago> I obtained a tool on one of MacFormat's early cover disks... Probably ResEdit?