Brian Scott Oplinger wrote: >>Amber, >> >>You could try the following: booting up to OS X select any Word file, right >>click (or ctrl + click) and select 'Show Info'. In the upper part of the >>window the is a dropdown list, click on the little arrow where it says >>'General Information' and select 'Open with Application'. Click on the icon >>of the Application (which should be the 'W' for word X) and the select the >>word 2001 program, which is either already in the list or you can select by >>browsing to your folder tree by choosing 'other..' (possible location: >>Application (Mac OS 9)-Microsoft Office ?). The symbol should now stand for >>word 2001. Finally click on 'Change All...' and confirm the dialog box. That >>should do the job. > > > I'm pretty sure the trouble with that is when he's in OS X, he'll > launch Classic and run Word 2001 which he doesn't want either. > > Seems to me one would need either an applescript (if that can tell > which OS its running in) or a small program. Then that would be the > program chosen to 'open' the word files and it would in turn launch > the correct version of word and tell it to open the file. Seems like > a pretty simple programming task, maybe someone will write it. >
Actually, the absolute simplest method would be to a) punt Office 2001, stop dilly-dallying and use OSX full time, or b) punt Office X if the only thing you ever do in X is java development. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
