On the subject of extensions Frode said... >> So that you can tell what the file is used for. You don't want to go around >> loading music >> modules into SAMpaint do you? Having a tag simplifies the process of >> identifying what >> the file is used for. > >Why should you care? If I'd like to load my music modules into SAMpaint, >I regard that as my privilege. And if I for some reason wants to load my >BASIC programs into my WP so that I can run a macro on it to convert it >into plain text and print it out formated on landscape in 3 columns I would >like to do that without mindless programs/OS/software developers putting >restrictions on what I can and can not do with my software. > >And if you want to have that tag somewhere in the file, you would have >to load the file anyway.
First of all the tag I intended is as an extension and therefore part of the directory entry. Sure let any program load anything in. But I WANT to KNOW what type of file it is. If I get a discful of stuff then I don't want to go along and try out all the files on all my programs to see what programs it works with. An extension system is _essential_!. Sure let WP load in the basic file, if it knows it's a basic file then it could offer the possible best conversion method. Stefan Drissen aka Solar Flare of Entropy E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stefan Drissen) S-mail: Zevende Herven 6, 5232 JZ 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
