File type Attribute

File(path).type

Description

The File type attribute holds the Macintosh file type as a four-character string.

On the Macintosh, the file type is returned. On Windows, "appl" is returned for .EXE files, "shlb" for .DLLs and "TEXT" for any other file. If the file does not exist, the file type is "????".

Type

Boolean; read-only.