Re: [MacPerl-AnyPerl] Install MacPerl on Freebsd
On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 15:43:36 -0700, Aaron Siegel wrote: >I would like the ability to extract the creator and file type from the file so >I can automate the renaming of Macintosh filenames to Windows filenames. >MacPerl::GetFileInfo If you have access to some Mac, you could convert the files to MacBinary, extension .bin. That makes it a flat file, and creator/file type are part of the header. There are some ancient, Mac Classic, conversion utilities floating around. Or, you could go frisky and go take a peek to what's in the hidden ".AppleDouble" subfolder, if that's indeed what your file system uses. -- Bart.
Re: [MacPerl-AnyPerl] Install MacPerl on Freebsd
At 15:43 -0700 2005.01.27, Aaron Siegel wrote: >I would like the ability to extract the creator and file type from the file so >I can automate the renaming of Macintosh filenames to Windows filenames. >MacPerl::GetFileInfo Once that file is on a non-Mac system, that information no longer exists, in most cases, as it is stored in a special metadata file on the system, and when you copy that file to a non-Mac system, it is left behind. -- Chris Nandor [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://pudge.net/ Open Source Technology Group [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ostg.com/
Re: [MacPerl-AnyPerl] Install MacPerl on Freebsd
I would like the ability to extract the creator and file type from the file so I can automate the renaming of Macintosh filenames to Windows filenames. MacPerl::GetFileInfo On Thursday 27 January 2005 12:51, Chris Nandor wrote: > At 12:46 -0700 2005.01.27, Aaron Siegel wrote: > >I am try to write a script that will rename Macintosh files to windows > > file name format. I do not have access to a Macintosh computer. Can > > MacPerl, Mac::Files, and Mac::MoreFiles run on a FreeBSD system? > > No, unless you count Mac OS X, which is largely based on FreeBSD. > > What functionality from those modules do you need?
Re: [MacPerl-AnyPerl] Install MacPerl on Freebsd
At 12:46 -0700 2005.01.27, Aaron Siegel wrote: >I am try to write a script that will rename Macintosh files to windows file >name format. I do not have access to a Macintosh computer. Can MacPerl, >Mac::Files, and Mac::MoreFiles run on a FreeBSD system? No, unless you count Mac OS X, which is largely based on FreeBSD. What functionality from those modules do you need? -- Chris Nandor [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://pudge.net/ Open Source Technology Group [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ostg.com/
