executor/docs/BBOD/filetype.txt

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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.
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* 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. *
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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