TMPLee@DOCKMASTER.NCSC.MIL (11/13/90)
Could someone explain when the file type for a directory can be changed and when it can't? (I don't mean when it is OK -- in theory it never is OK -- but when will GS/OS let you?) I wanted to use Hartkopf's File Manager to temporarily change the type of a directory to something else so I could put it on the desktop. (a known, but not well-known, kludge.) Something wouldn't let it happen, i.e., I couldn't change the type. HOWEVER, if I took something that already was a file (e.g., TXT) and tried to change its type to Folder, that worked. IT ALSO THEN WORKED to change the type of that "folder" back to TXT (or anything else.) Hartkopf is stumped too. What made my second "folder" different from the first that allowed its type to be changed but not the first one's? TMPLee@dockmaster.ncsc.mil
taob@pnet91.cts.com (Brian Tao) (11/14/90)
From TMPLee@DOCKMASTER.NCSC.MIL: > type. HOWEVER, if I took something that already was a file (e.g., TXT) > and tried to change its type to Folder, that worked. IT ALSO THEN > WORKED to change the type of that "folder" back to TXT (or anything > else.) Hartkopf is stumped too. What made my second "folder" different > from the first that allowed its type to be changed but not the first > one's? What folder did you try to mess around with? The System folder? If so, then it is understandable that GS/OS won't let you change the filetype of the folder (it shouldn't in any case, but...) There are files open inside the System, and I think that is why it won't let you change it. What error code does it give you? That might provide some clues. I've got a better way to drag folders onto the desktop: it's called Finder Patch. It's a nifty little utility which will apply a few patches to the Finder. One patch will allow you to drag folders out of a window just like any other file. No fuss no muss. Believe me, you don't want the hassle of having a corrupted folder on your hands if your experimenting goes awry! I'll post it on comp.binaries later on (or I can e-mail it to you if you don't get the comp.bin newsgroup). \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ | Brian T. Tao | UUCP: torag!pnet91!taob | / \ | University of Toronto | INET: taob@pnet91.cts.com | \ The Apple II / | Scarberia, ON | taob@pro-micol.cts.com | / Lives On!! \ |:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::| \ / | "Computer guru? Someone who got their computer a | /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ | couple of weeks before you did." (Alvin Toffler) |