My problem still exists, though. I'm trying to use setFilterMask with the following types, which doesn't appear to work under DMX (mac):
"TEXT" "MV07" "MV08" "MV85"
I think for RTF the string is "RTFf" (with the extra f), like GIFf works for GIF files. As for the other Mac stuff -- those type strings might be recognized if you try rebuilding your desktop, or your classic desktop. Or not. I seem to have interesting issues with JPEGs and PNGs -- for instance I have problems with getting PNGs recognized that were saved by PSHop, even though they have the PNG extension. Must be a different doctype string that PShop does.
Here're some msg window tests:
set f = new( xtra "fileio" ) setFilterMask( f, "MV85" ) set p = displayOpen( f )
That works for me. Even on files I haven't touched with DMX.
I wonder if this is a side effect of Apple's move toward using file extensions(?).
Naw, your Mac's on drugs. You can actually get filetypes working just fine without the extensions (deleting the extensions from the filenames doesn't do any harm unless it's .app or a similar bundled folder), which AFAICT are there just for BSD/Win compatibility, not because the MacOS needs them unless it's getting a file from a non-Mac system (download, etc) for creator association.
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