PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY. IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT SIMPLY CHANGING A FILE TYPE WILL USUALLY NOT HELP. This is a list of some of the more common Macintosh file types and creators. You can use Executor's Get Info function (under the File menu, or Cmd-I for a keyboard shortcut) to set the file type and creator, but please read the rest of this description before you do. This is most useful when working with certain types of downloaded files such as StuffIt archives, or when first importing a cross-platform file such as a TIFF which was created on a PC. *********************************************************************** * NOTE: This will not help you if the file that you transferred had * * important information in its resource fork. For instance, * * applications will not work when you transfer just the data fork and * * then set the type and creator, because applications contain CPU * * instructions in 'CODE' resources, which are not stored in the data * * fork. * *********************************************************************** Some of the entries in this table are known to *not* require any information in the resource fork. StuffIt archives, Compact Pro archives, and Word formatted data are three examples, but some of the document types listed herein may indeed require information in the resource fork. In those cases, simply changing creator and type is unlikely to be beneficial. In general, it's best to transfer Mac files either by having Executor read Mac formatted media (like floppies, zip drives or hard disks), or by first converting the Mac files into HQX format, since it is the most portable format. If you're a power user and you can make use of the information in this table, that's great, but if not, it's less error prone to just always use HQX as an intermediate form. Note too that Executor directly recognizes only a few file types. Others which do not have their own resource fork icons will be displayed with the "unknown" icon -- a blue circle with a red question mark. This does not necessarily mean that there is anything wrong with the file; it only means that Executor does not have a predetermined icon for it. FILE CREATOR TYPE 4th Dimension data file 4D02 data 4th Dimension filter file 4D02 FILT 4th Dimension index file 4D02 INDX 4th Dimension settings file 4D02 SETT Calendar File data file MACS ZSYS Canvas data file DAD! defd Clipboard File MACS CLIP Compact Pro archives CPCT PACT Desk Accessories DMOV DFIL Dollars & Sense data file DAS! DASD Double Helix formatted data HELX HEAP Double Helix help file HELX HEXT Double Helix text-only data file HELX TEXT Edit data file EDIT TEXT Excel chart XCEL MCBN Excel text-only data file XCEL TEXT Excel help file XCEL XHLP Excel worksheet XCEL XLBN Excel resume file XCEL XLIN Excel macro file XCEL XLPG Excel plot file XCEL XLPG FileMaker data file NUTS NUTD FileMaker Plus data file FMKR FMKD Filevision data file TELO PICB Font File DMOV FFIL FullPaint painting PANT PNTG HyperCard stack WILD STAK Lightspeed C library file KAHL LIB! Lightspeed C project file KAHL PROJ Lightspeed C source code text KAHL TEXT MacDraft drawing MACD DRWG MacDraw drawing MDRW DRWG MacDraw picture file MDRW PICT MacDraw II drawing MDPL DRWG MacDraw II picture file MDPL PICT MacPaint painting MPNT PNTG MacProject project data file MPRJ MPRD MacWrite text-only file MACA TEXT MacWrite formatted text file MACA WORD MacWrite II text-only file MWII TEXT MacWrite II formatted text file MWII WORD Multiplan spread sheet PLAN MPBN Multiplan text-only data PLAN TEXT Omnis 3 data file OM$$ OM$D Omnis 3 library file OM$$ OM$L PageMaker formatted data ALDU PBPT PowerPoint slides PPNT SLDS QUED text file QUED TEXT ReadySetGo data file MART RSGF Red Ryder stuff file RRYD PDAT Red Ryder macro file RRYD RRMC Red Ryder data file RRYD RRRS Reflex database file SING SSDB Reflex report file SING SSRF SuperPaint painting SPNT PNTG Switcher data file SWIT SWIT Think Tank data TANK TEXT Video Works data MMVW DATA Video Works data MMVW VWSC Word dictionary MSWD DICT Word hyphenation file MSWD WPRD Word glossary WORD GLOS Word file WORD PCOD Word text-only file WORD TEXT Word formatted data WORD WDBN Works resume PSIP AWDT Works spreadsheet PSIP AWSS Works formatted text PSIP AWWP Works text-only data PSIP TEXT Write Now data nX^n nX^d Write Now data nX^n nX^w