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Re: GS/OS file typing
Toby Creek writes ...
>
> I've got my GS running (thanks to Bob Rivkin for
> making GS/OS disks for me).
>
> Now I've hit another wall. I'm running CAP 6.0 on
> a Solaris machine to serve files to the GS over
> AppleShare. Everything works great, except when
> I copy a self-extracting copy of Shrink-It over
> to the GS, I can't run it. The file shows up
> under Icon Info as a text document.
>
> CAP does file typing by extention. I need to map the
> .bin extension to a GS/OS (or ProDOS 8?) application
> so that it comes across as the right file type.
>
> CAP uses 4 byte identifiers for type. I tried APPL
> and the .bin files showed up as Macintosh Applications
> (closer).
>
> Anyone know how I need to define the mapping in CAP?
> What about re-typing the file once it is on the GS?
> Note that I don't have much more than just GS/OS
> 6.0.1 installed on the machine at this point.
>
....
It is normal for .shk and .sea GS-ShrinkIt files to end up as type
Text after downloading and transfer to a GS. For .shk files, this is no
problem because 8-bit ShrinkIt and GS-ShrinkIt can deal with an .shk
file whether or not it has the correct filetype.
Of course, .sea files are supposed to be self-extracting and, so,
must have the S16 filetype ($B3) to execute. This is especially true for
the GS-ShrinkIt .sea itself (since GS-ShrinkIt is not available to
un-Shrink it manually).
The solution is to use a filetype changer program to change the
filetype of GSHK.SEA (or whatever it is called) to S16 or $B3.
If you do not have a filetype changer program (or are not sure
whether you do or not), the information below should help.
Rubywand
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from: Csa2 FAQs-on-Ground file: CSA2T2TCOM.TXT rev007
ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/Faqs
From: Rubywand
019- I've downloaded ShrinkIt but it comes in as a TXT file.
Since I do not have a way to change filetypes on my,
Apple II how do I get ShrinkIt going?
You can download a file named "TCHANGE.BIN" and the directions for
using it from Ground's "Useful stuff" folder.
TCHANGE.BIN is the original Roger Wagner BASIC Type Changer
filetype-changer program which has had a short machine code routine
tacked onto the front to make it BRUN-able. As explained in the
directions, this circumvents the Catch-22 situation of needing to
already have a filetype-changer program.
Using Type Changer you can set the filetype for 8-bit ShrinkIt to
SYS or of GSHK.SEA (GS-ShrinkIt) to S16 and run the programs.
Note: You can get ShrinkIt, GS-ShrinkIt (GSHK), binscii & BISCIT, and
TCHANGE at ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/useful.stuff
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From: Slick
020- Which programs can change ProDOS filetype?
I prefer More Info or Disk Witch, myself. I'll go through a list of
stuff on my hard drive to manipulate filetypes:
DAs:
Alter (NDA)
Conchshell (CDA)
Disk Witch (CDA)
File Manager (NDA)
File Info2 (NDA)
File Info Edit (NDA)
Super Info II (NDA)
Utilities CDA (CDA), not very good
Finder Extras:
More Info
GS/OS Applications
Instant Access
File Passage
ProDOS 8
FAZ II (File Attribute Zap II)
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From: Boris Guenter
File-A-Trix by Karl Bunker should do the job. Best of all, the latest
(and last) version 1.1.1 of this program is freeware.
Since I had a few troubles with the latest version, I have made both
version 1.1 and 1.1.1 available in the gs/utils/files folder on
ftp.uni-kl.de
Try them both and find out which version works best for you.
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From: Tony Ward
I also prefer File-A-Trix. It performs a wide variety of functions
including copy, move, delete, rename, catalog, make new folder, set file
attributes (lock, unlock, filetype, auxtype), find file, format (floppy
only), view text, Teach and AWP files. Best of all, it's a CDA that
works from GS/OS and ProDOS 8, although there are some restrictions
under P8 (ie. no HFS disk access, no viewing forked Teach files, etc.)
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From: Gareth Jones
I use either File-A-Trix, Change-A-File 4.20, or Deliverance (part of
the Salvation Utilities).
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From: Rubywand
Some programs which can be used to change filetype are ...
Jeff Hartkoph's File Manager- a GS NDA which lets you change Type,
Auxtype, Date, and Access attributes. It is handy for modifying several
files in quick succession.
Paul Parkhurst's PMPunZip- a GS application which includes an option for
changing Type, Auxtype, and Access attributes. (In the File menu click
on Modify File Attributes.)
Glen Bredon's ProSel (ProDOS 8 utilities)
Roger Wagner's Filetype Changer- a vintage BASIC utility which lets you
change just the Type. A BRUN-able .BIN version is on Ground. (This is
good enough for getting the GS-ShrinkIt .SEA file's filetype set
correctly so that it can self-extract.)
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