Thanks Mark That did it ... both methods of filetype allowed me to correctly get the chmod results I was looking for.
On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 2:54 AM, Mark Waddingham <m...@livecode.com> wrote: > On 2016-03-01 02:06, Glen Bojsza wrote: > >> What I am trying to do is within a LC application >> >> 1. put field "mytest" into URL "binfile:~/race" >> >> This creates a file called race in the ~/ directory. >> >> The problem is that when you do a chmod +rw race the file is still >> recognized as textedit file and NOT a UNIX executable. >> >> When you look at a file created with LC and chmod verses a file created >> with textmate and chmod you can see the differences in the finder or get >> info on both files and see the difference. >> > > Try doing: > > set the fileType to "????????" > > or > > set the fileType to empty > > Before saving the file from LC. > > The default setting is "ttxtTEXT". I believe, these days, that Mac first > looks at the file extension and then falls back to the filetype. As the > engine is explicitly setting the fileType of saved files (by default) to > text, the OS will pick up any files without extensions as text files. > > Warmest Regards, > > Mark. > > -- > Mark Waddingham ~ m...@livecode.com ~ http://www.livecode.com/ > LiveCode: Everyone can create apps > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode