Path: utzoo!utdoe!generic!pnet91!taob
From: taob@pnet91.cts.com (Brian Tao)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Changing file types with FM
Message-ID: <177@generic.UUCP>
Date: 14 Nov 90 06:45:06 GMT
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Organization: People-Net [pnet91], Etobicoke, ON
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From TMPLee@DOCKMASTER.NCSC.MIL:

> type.  HOWEVER, if I took something that already was a file (e.g., TXT)
> and tried to change its type to Folder, that worked.  IT ALSO THEN
> WORKED to change the type of that "folder" back to TXT (or anything
> else.)  Hartkopf is stumped too.  What made my second "folder" different
> from the first that allowed its type to be changed but not the first
> one's?

    What folder did you try to mess around with?  The System folder?  If so,
then it is understandable that GS/OS won't let you change the filetype of the
folder (it shouldn't in any case, but...)  There are files open inside the
System, and I think that is why it won't let you change it.  What error code
does it give you?  That might provide some clues.

    I've got a better way to drag folders onto the desktop:  it's called
Finder Patch.  It's a nifty little utility which will apply a few patches to
the Finder.  One patch will allow you to drag folders out of a window just
like any other file.  No fuss no muss.  Believe me, you don't want the hassle
of having a corrupted folder on your hands if your experimenting goes awry! 
I'll post it on comp.binaries later on (or I can e-mail it to you if you don't
get the comp.bin newsgroup).

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