Re: saving/opening files in 10.4 vrs 10.6
Re: saving/opening files in 10.4 vrs 10.6
- Subject: Re: saving/opening files in 10.4 vrs 10.6
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:33:51 -0600
Actually, Uniform Type Identifiers are what determines the file type in 10.6, while file type and creator codes are still used in 10.4. The reason that the wrong application is opening the file is because TEP is probably just assigning a generic text UTI, and the default application for opening generic text files is TextEdit. The solution is to have TEP assign its own unique UTI to files that it saves, but this practice seems to be taking its sweet time in being implemented.
Dave
On Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:16:19 -0400 "John C. Welch" <email@hidden> wrote:
On 9/8/10 8:47 AM, "Jim Brandt" <email@hidden> wrote:
> Why does saving the file from TEP (in a script or manually) in 10.4 allow it
> to be reopened via TEP but when saved by TEP in 10.6 it wants to open via
> TextEdit?
Because in 10.6 the ONLY file typing mechanism that counts is the file name
extension. So you can only have one application per file extension.
You can add a resource to individual files via the finder to override this
on a file by file basis, but that's stupid. However, stupid has won this
particular battle.
--
When life hands you Grens, make Grenades
john c. welch
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