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From: delac@midas.mgmt.purdue.edu (Chas. DeLa)
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Subject: Re: how to lock file names
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Date: 19 Feb 91 21:01:25 GMT
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Chall Fry writes in response to my question:

CF>   When you open a folder in the Finder, the File Info record 
      (containing the
CF>   flags and such) is brought into memory. Changing the info in ResEdit
CF>   doesn't update the Finder's memory-resident copy until you close and
CF>   re-open the window. At this point the name should be unchangeable.

Quite so...just as you say.  This addresses one part of the question.  In terms of protecting a file from deletion ,I think I (we) have a copy of DiskTools somewhere so I'll give this a try.  ResEdit definitely won't let you set the "file protect" bit.  

Chas.

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