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From: palmer@tybalt.caltech.edu (David Palmer)
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Subject: Re: Iconic links??
Keywords: Finder, Icons, OnCue, files
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Date: 9 May 89 03:37:55 GMT
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In article <3568@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU> relkins@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Rob Elkins) writes:
>I don't know if anyone's mentioned this yet, but you could create a blank
>document with the same signature as a document created by the application.  
>You could make copies of this document, and place them whereever you want a 
>link.  When you double click on the icon, the appropiate application will be
>launched from within the current folder.
>
>Rob

I didn't see the article which prompted this, but presumably the original
author is looking fo some way to run programs equivalent to having copies
of the application in many different folders, without using all that extra
space.

I have written a program called 'Makerunner' which creates these links.
I sent it in to comp.mac.binaries, and the mac digest moderator, but
I don't know whether it was ever posted.  If not, mail me and ask and I'll
try to re-post it.

(the program is version 0.1, and under multifinder it will not run programs
in some folders--but when it works, it is exceedingly adequate.)

		David Palmer
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