XRJDM@SCFVM.BITNET (Joe McMahon) (01/12/90)
Bob Woodhead noted the distinct possibility that a useful resource in a "non-application" file could be accidentally trashed by GateKeeper Aid or a similar program which kill executable resources. First, I assume that Chris J. was careful enough to include a list of "don't do that to this file type/creator" entries (I can't check today, my Mac's dead :-( ), or maybe a list of file types that should NOT contain executable code resources. I think the *idea* is good; I'm sure that he put more thought into the implementation than I did in my glib oversimplification of its functions. I was just trying to explain why it was that the ADBS resources were being trashed by GK Aid. For those who may have missed the beginning of all this, GK Aid will kill off code resources (and WDEF, PACK, etc. executables) in files in which they "don't belong". Deciding what "doesn't belong" is, of course, the kicker. Bob is very right about the possibility of damage to "non-standard" files. --- Joe M.