There isn't an "official" registry, but I usually check http://www.file-ext.com/ to see what has been used and try to pick something that hasn't...
Ken Ray Sons of Thunder Software Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "sims" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 4:49 AM Subject: file extensions > I am building an import-export feature into an app. > > It will export a custom prop or import a plain text > file and make it into a custom prop. > > I only want to allow previously exported files to be imported, > so I am thinking of adding a file extension to the file name > as a 'test' to help (ex: only files that end with ".DOG" can be > imported) ensure that only exported files get imported. > > I am wondering if this is a reasonable way to proceed...especially > with Windows machines. Type/creator codes for non-osx macs > can be registered, is such a procedure needed for file extensions > on a Windows system? > > Thanks in Advance! > > sims > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
