On Monday, September 2, 2002, at 09:22 , John Teffer wrote: >>> OS X's way of identifying files is through the file extension, just >>> like on a Windows machine. >> >> Question: >> So, in OS X, a person could change the extension from .cwk to .doc >> & then it would open in MS Word? >> (I use OS 8.6) > > Yes, if you just tried to open the file, it would open in MS word, but > unless Word knows how to open ClarisWorks files, you would end up with a > page full of garbage, or an error message.
Which only points to the power of this ability. Even if the file's metadata was BADLY confused, it would probably be possible to "force" it to open in the correct application again by just diddling with its file extension. As I said, I find the file extension thing comes in handy at times. John A. Ardelli Owner/Moderator BIFIDA-L: The Original Spina Bifida Discussion List The Crystal Corner - The Original Dark Crystal Discussion List -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
