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From: Greg@AppleLink.Apple.Com (Greg Marriott)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: question about file types in 6.0.x
Message-ID: <12608@goofy.Apple.COM>
Date: 19 Mar 91 11:08:32 GMT
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In article <66223@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU>, triantos@acsu.buffalo.edu (nick b triantos) writes:
> ...  For example, I have tons of SoundEdit files that
> I've made or downloaded.  One of them was "I'll be back".  Now, instead of all
> of them being files of type "SoundEdit document", some are "I'll be back
> document".  I rebuilt the desktop once, but that kills any messages put in the
> Get Info text window, so I'd rather not do that again.  Has anyone else ever
> had this happen?

The bundle bit is set on the "I'll be back" document.  This causes the Finder
to think the other documents of the same type are "owned" by the one with
the bundle bit set.  Clear the bundle bit on the document (with ResEdit, or
some other file info editor).  At the same time, clear the Inited bit.  This
should make the Finder "re-sync" and start treating the application as the
owner of the documents again.

Greg Marriott
Blue Meanies
Apple Computer, Inc.