rhone@ubc-csgrads.uucp (Brock Rhone) (08/22/87)
I need a DA that will allow me to change a file's type and creator. I have DiskInfo which *displays* these attributes but doesn't allow me to edit them. I also have the shareware application MacSnoop (like FEdit) which does allow changing them, but it is an application, and a DA would be *much* more convenient, since I will have to do this quite often. Any information would be greatly appreciated. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Brock Rhone Department of Computer Science University of British Columbia UUCP ubc-vision!grads!rhone Vancouver, BC, CANADA V6T 1W5 Phone (604) 733-1531 (home) ----------------------------------------------------------------------
t-jacobs@utah-cs.UUCP (08/22/87)
In article <1599@ubc-cs.UUCP> rhone@ubc-csgrads.UUCP (Brock Rhone) writes: >I need a DA that will allow me to change a file's type and creator. > Dreams of the Phoenix puts out a disk called Quick & Dirty Utilities vol.2 that has an Fkey which lets you do that. Called "Setfile Fkey", it also lets you change the rest of the finder bits. The advantage of an Fkey is that you can get to it from places that yo can't with a DA, like in the Font/DA mover.
ching@amd.AMD.COM (Mike Ching) (08/22/87)
In article <1599@ubc-cs.UUCP> rhone@ubc-csgrads.UUCP (Brock Rhone) writes: >I need a DA that will allow me to change a file's type and creator. > Get the McSink DA by Dave McWherter, Signature Software which has everything including the kitchen sink. mike ching
jac%tut.cis.ohio-state.edu@osu-eddie.UUCP (Jim Clausing) (08/24/87)
In article <1599@ubc-cs.UUCP> rhone@ubc-csgrads.UUCP (Brock Rhone) writes: >I need a DA that will allow me to change a file's type and creator. > >I have DiskInfo which *displays* these attributes but doesn't allow me >to edit them. I also have the shareware application MacSnoop (like >FEdit) which does allow changing them, but it is an application, and a >DA would be *much* more convenient, since I will have to do this quite >often. > >Any information would be greatly appreciated. > >Brock Rhone I have used both DeskZap (posted to comp.binaries.mac a few months back) and FileInfo (from Q&D Util. Vol. 1 by Dreams of the Phoenix) to do just what you have requested. That's all FileInfo does, DeskZap does quite a bit more and is well worth it. -=- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Jim Clausing "Is it time for a colorful metaphor?" CIS Department Ohio State University jac@ohio-state.edu Columbus, OH 43210 jac@osu-eddie.UUCP Compuserve: 74726,2015 GEnie: J.CLAUSING (Disclaimer: Ohio State doesn't have opinions on anything that I have opinions on and if they did I wouldn't claim theirs so why should they claim mine?)
clubmac@runx.UUCP (08/26/87)
In article <1599@ubc-cs.UUCP> rhone@ubc-csgrads.UUCP (Brock Rhone) writes: >I need a DA that will allow me to change a file's type and creator. > >I have DiskInfo which *displays* these attributes but doesn't allow me >to edit them. I also have the shareware application MacSnoop (like >FEdit) which does allow changing them, but it is an application, and a >DA would be *much* more convenient, since I will have to do this quite >often. > >Any information would be greatly appreciated. > I would strongly recommend that you buy DiskTop from CE Software (advertised in May '87 MacTutor, I think..), which is a truly amazing Desk Accessory that has loads of *USEFUL* features such as rename, delete, move, copy and setfinder info on files. It also accepts the use of arrow/modifier keys, behaving like Standard File. Jason Haines, President Club Mac Macintosh Users Group, Sydney, Australia Telecom: (02) 73-4444 Snail: Box 213, Holme Building, Sydney University, NSW, 2006, Australia ACSnet: clubmac@runx.ips.oz ARPA: clubmac%runx.ips.oz@seismo.css.gov UUCP:{enea,hplabs,mcvax,prlb2,seismo,ubc-vision,ukc}!munnari!runx.ips.oz!clubmac
drc@dbase.UUCP (Dennis Cohen) (08/28/87)
I would strongly recommend DiskTop from CE Software. Version 1.2 is the "try it out" version available on numerous BBSs. Version 3.0 is the currently shipping version. Also allows you to copy, move, rename, delete, unmount, etc. Dennis Cohen Ashton-Tate Glendale Development Center dBASE Mac Development Team -------------------------- Disclaimer: The above opinions are my own. I don't know whether my employer has any opinions, much less what they might be. My only connection with CE Software is that of a very satisfied, longtime customer.