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From: Lawson.English@p88.f15.n300.z1.fidonet.org (Lawson English)
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Subject: Re: How do you open Alias files in ResEdit?
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Date: 30 Jun 91 10:24:11 GMT
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n article <13368@uwm.edu> zark@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Steven M Kosloske) writes:

>How do you open an Alias file in ResEdit?  Here's an example of what I'm
>[...]
>HyperCard fine.  Now I would like to conver the icon from a stack icon 
>to the Hypercard icon. (the stack with the hand)  When I tried to open
>the alias file in ResEdit, it would open the home stack.  Is there any
>way to open an alias that I'm not seeing?

Actually, with ResEdit 2.1 open, you can then select the "Get File/Folder 
Info"
menu item and open an alias. You will find an "alias" check box option which
you should de-select, then close and save the file info. Then select "Open"
from the menu and select the alias you want. As the alias bit isn't set, 
ResEdit
will allow you to open the alias resources (there's only one) and look at them
 
(it).

For some reason, this doesn't seem to work unless you click on the "get Info"
button in the "Get File/Folder Info" dialog (instead of double-clicking on the
 
file name), so remember that little detail or you will get nothing.


Lawson
 

 

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