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Re: Stupid, Stupid Text Features [Was: Can't set creator type]
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Re: Stupid, Stupid Text Features [Was: Can't set creator type]


  • Subject: Re: Stupid, Stupid Text Features [Was: Can't set creator type]
  • From: Christopher Nebel <email@hidden>
  • Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 10:31:33 -0800

On Feb 24, 2004, at 7:59 AM, Mr Tea wrote:

Is this one a bug, Chris E. ?

More like an unimplemented feature, but for practical purposes, yes.

Aside from setting creator and file types, are there any other
places where this gotcha is likely to strike?

URLs, as in calls to SOAP; quite possibly in 'open location' as well - I haven't checked yet. 'path to' when using those 4-character codes for obscure locations (or if, like JD, you don't like typing out the standard special folders). More, I'm sure.

In fact, URLs work correctly (at least in 'open location'), 'path to' does not. The problem will strike when attempting to pass Unicode text to a parameter that isn't (quite) text: type codes are what's showing up here, numbers would also apply.


--Chris Nebel
AppleScript Engineering

P.S.: Do I detect a fellow "Bone" reader?
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 >Re: Stupid, Stupid Text Features [Was: Can't set creator type] (From: Paul Berkowitz <email@hidden>)
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