| Syntax |
file.type (path)
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| Params |
path is a legal path name to the file or folder whose type you wish to determine.
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| Action |
Determines the type of the file.
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| Returns |
The type of the file as a string4.
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| Examples |
file.type ("System:System Folder:Finder")
» 'FNDR'
file.type ("System:System Folder:System")
» 'zsys'
file.type ("System:System Folder:TeachText")
» 'APPL'
All Macintosh applications have a file type of 'APPL'.
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| Notes |
Type is a string 4 value. You can change the type of a file in Frontier with file.setType.
The type of a file determines how the application that created it interprets or deals with it.
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| See Also |
file.setType
file.creator
file.setCreator
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