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From: jdevoto@Apple.COM (Jeanne A. E. DeVoto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Problem finding Application
Message-ID: <25873@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 15 Feb 89 21:36:41 GMT
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Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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>void, with the further result that I can't open documents directly
>(although they do just fine if I launch RSG directly and then open
...
>itself into the DeskTop file, but it didn't help.  The only other
>thing I've noticed is that most of my applications have the Bundle Bit
>set, but RSG does not.  I'm not deep enough into os.trivia to play

ReadySetGo should have its bundle bit set. Set it and rebuild the desktop,
and you're off.

The Finder uses the bundle bit, along with the BNDL resource of any file
whose bundle bit is set, to figure out which files belong to which applica-
tions. For instance, all MacWrite files have creator "MACA". The icons
for MacWrite files are stored in the application. The fact that the
application's bundle bit is set prompts the Finder to treat all files
of creator MACA as belonging to MacWrite, which basically means that:
- the icons for those files are found in the MacWrite application
- double-clicking on a file with creator MACA will launch MacWrite.

Hope this helps.

jeanne a. e. devoto
jdevoto@apple.com