Re: DIF files

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> DMn2004404 <dmn2004404@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Oct 4, 8:21 pm, Michael J. Mahon <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
> >
> > > DMn2004404 <dmn2004...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I'm using AppleWorks, which has the ability to read DIF files and
> > > > create AppleWorks spreadsheet files from them. My question is, how
> > > > does AppleWorks find a DIF file on a disk -- that is to say, how does
> > > > ProDOS identify a DIF file?
> > >
> > > It's just a text file as far as ProDOS knows or cares.
> > >
> > > -michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II:http://home.comcast.net/~mjmahon
> >
> > But then, would not the file type be "TXT"?
>
>
> Sure, that's the external representation of the ProDOS text file. 
>
> But there is no file type "suffix" in the Apple world--just a
> directory-stored filetype. 
>
> I don't know where your DIF file originated or how you are transporting it
> to your Apple, but there are several utilities that can set a filetype. 
>
> You'll have to choose the text file for Appleworks--it will just take your
> word that it's a DIF file, so it had better be one. 

Put another way, DIF is a text file "format", not a file type.

-michael

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