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- From: hola <SYNNAD@uncvx1.oit.unc.edu>
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- preston@indy.net said:
- >.HQX files can be decoded using the DOS version of Binhex.... but when the
- >decoded file is copied to the MAC... the MAC doesn't recognize the format of
- >the file. It's frustrating, to say the least.
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- Often , all you have to do is change the filetype and creator type of the file.
- These can be changed with most utility programs (but not with HFS Xfer).
- Actually, a feature that would be very welcome in 2.0 is the -automatic-
- setting of these types when files are transferred from DOS.
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- But anyway, I managed to find a couple of shareware utilities that work with
- Executor and should help: File Kit and Finder Info. For instance, old StuffIt
- archives have the four letter filetype 'SIT!', whereas I think the new ones are
- 'SITD'. They both have the creator 'SIT!'. This should go in the Executor
- FAQ if there is one; it's definitely in a Mac FAQ somewhere (?).
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- kurtg@iastate.edu said:
- >Binhes 5 is not used (4 is superior): like word 5.1 is often thought to be
- >better than 6. The .sit exetension can mean a stuffit 1.5.1 file or a
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- I thought the difference between BinHex 4.0 and 5.0 was that 4.0 handled
- 7-bit files (like uuencode), and 5.0 handled primarily 8-bit files. Doesn't
- 5.0 just add MacBinary to a file?
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