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From: harrow@exodus.DEC (Jeff Harrow, NCSE LKG1-3/F16 DTN=226-7445)
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Subject: Quirk of ResEdit V1.0D5
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Date: Wed, 19-Mar-86 15:12:43 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 19 15:12:43 1986
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I felt some  confusion  when  I  used  ResEdit  to  look  at some 
documents which I  just  KNEW  had  some  resources  in them, yet 
ResEdit showed a blank document.

It appears that when  using  ResEdit  on  my  HD20 (HFS), ResEdit 
won't always correclty look at  documents  that  are  NOT  in the 
'root'.  It seems to CREATE  a  blank  document in the root, even 
though you're trying to work on a  document  (with the same name) 
in a folder.

The workaround?  Move your target file TO THE ROOT prior to using 
ResEdit on it.

Jeff