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From: lwv@n8emr.UUCP (Larry W. Virden)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: resource forks
Message-ID: <1103@n8emr.UUCP>
Date: 20 May 89 04:47:05 GMT
References: <890518011751.127016@DOCKMASTER.ARPA> <30990@apple.Apple.COM>
Reply-To: lwv@n8emr.UUCP (Larry W. Virden)
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Maybe I am missing something, but it seems like basically resource forks are
just for making certain types of programming a little bit easier.  Is this
basically it?  I mean, I could write my program to read in all the text from
a text file, or put all the output text into a single module which could
be replaced with other languages - that would be no problem.  I could write
my programs with the dialog placements in a particular module which,
using a program like genesys could be edited and recreated quite easily.

So this is another programming construct to make life easier in some cases.
Not that that is bad - but it isnt adding truely new functionality to the
user as such, right?

As for a lot of the replys to several of the expressed concerns about 
resource files, my own reply is - it seems a shame to cause existing, fully
functional programs to no longer function for a programming construct.
For instance, I assume that I will not be able to upload or download forked
files with TIC, I wont be able to move them or copy them with ECP8, kermit
wont be able to up or download the files, Zlink is out of luck, cat.doctor
(and the other prosel tools except for mr.fixit) wont be able to be blanketly
used on disks with forks on them, etc.  In other words, most of the utility
software that I have paid for or have available for use will not work.

Instead, I have to find substitutes written in GS/OS for the software to
use at least for this special case.

AND, I then have to wait until the authors of the GS/OS versions get around
to updating to handle forked files.

Or, I can go on working as I am not and just realize that there will be
features on my GS that I wont be able to use for a year or so.


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