Greg Buchner wrote:
In article <YsudnQ0V4aybUuvanZ2dnUVZ_h2pnZ2d@comcast.com>, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote:Come to think of it, this is why I like the idea that the "type" of a file is just part of its name, rather than some magic attribute.But you run into problems when you have multiple programs using the same extension. There are limits if you stick to the stand .3 or .4 file types. I have run across it a few times in OS X and Windows.
Not a problem I've ever encountered myself, but I would then keep the files with ambiguous extensions separated in different directories. It's pretty careless to have an extension collision, since Google makes it so easy to search for extensions in use. And 36^3 is a big enough number--though that means everyone doesn't get to use their favorite. ;-) -michael NadaPong: Network game demo for Apple II computers! Home page: http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/ "The wastebasket is our most important design tool--and it's seriously underused."