Re: ProDos file type question

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Damian Moser writes ...
> 
> I have a list of the different kind of ProDos file definitions, with their
> hex number, and 3 letter type.  My question is, then, how can I change a
> file type so that my Apple IIgs recognizes it as what I change it to?
> For example, I can put a text file onto a 3.5 ProDos formatted floppy that
> is a BASIC program from my Mac Performa.
> I do have ResEdit, and tried changing file type and creator from there,
> but it didn't work.  Is there something similar I could get for my Apple
> IIgs?



     Besides File-a-trix, there are some other programs which can change
ProDOS filetype:

Roger Wagner's Filetype Changer- a vintage BASIC utility
Paul Parkhurst's PMPunZip- a GS application which includes an option for
  changing Type, Auxtype, and Access attributes
Jeff Hartkoph's File Manager- a GS NDA which lets you change Type, Auxtype,
  Date, and Access attributes

For more, see http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2FLUTILS.html#009 .  The
same page includes download info.


     The problem with getting to the Text file you get from the Mac may be
related to the presence of a resource part. Try formatting an 800k diskette
for HFS on your IIgs and using this diskette to transfer the file from the
Mac.

     As for "piracy", that is just about an impossibility as long as you
stick with established archives like Ground, Uni-kl.de, Asimov, ACN Florida,
ACN Tarnover, IIgs Gaming Memory Fairway, USA2WUG, Trenco, XGS, and
A2-Caltech.




Rubywand