--On 5/10/00 3:46 PM -0500 Brian Bergstrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The type/creator comes from the Desktop Database that the Finder
> maintains.
No, the type/creator is part of the directory entry for the file. The
Desktop Database is maintained by the Finder only to associate data files
with their applications (so that double-clicking does what you expect) and
icons.
--
Donald L. Nash, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, PGP Key ID: 0x689DA021
The University of Texas System Office of Telecommunication Services
