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From: ephraim@wang.UUCP (pri=8 Ephraim Vishniac x76659 ms1459)
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Subject: ResEdit 1.0D5 Bug
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Date: Tue, 25-Feb-86 14:09:35 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 25 14:09:35 1986
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I recently came across the following infuriating bug in ResEdit 1.0D5:

Copy a resource from an existing file (any resource should do).
Create a new file at the top level on your HFS disk and paste the
resource into it.  Close, save, quit back to the Finder.

Move the new file into a folder, then go back into ResEdit.  Open
the folder and open the file.  It *appears* to be empty, but you're
actually looking at another newly-created file of the same name at
the top directory level.  It will be visible in the disk window when
you exit ResEdit again.

I suspect that this problem involves files which lack certain
attributes (no type or creator?  _SetFInfo never called?).
Assigning a file type and creator to the file using ResEdit doesn't
seem to work at all.  I suppose FEdit 3.5 would be a help here, but
John Mitchell cashed my check a month ago and hasn't sent any software.