-- card: 33669 from stack: in.2r
-- bmap block id: 0
-- flags: 0000
-- background id: 3837
-- name: FileType


-- part 2 (button)
-- low flags: 00
-- high flags: A004
-- rect: left=386 top=269 right=293 bottom=471
-- title width / last selected line: 0
-- icon id / first selected line: 0 / 0
-- text alignment: 1
-- font id: 0
-- text size: 12
-- style flags: 0
-- line height: 16
-- part name: try me
----- HyperTalk script -----
on mouseUp
  if the optionkey is down then edit script of me
  put filename() into temp
  if temp is empty then exit mouseup
  put FileType(temp)
end mouseUp



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FileType

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FileType lets you find out for any file its TYPE (or, in layman's terms, format). 

FileType can be used together with ChangeFileType* to change the type of a file. 

Other XCMDs of potential interest are FileName*, reNameFile*, FileCreator*, ChangeFileType*, & FileVisFlag*.







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Q: Who invented me?
A:       Larry Wolfarth
          2133 N. Lincoln St.
          Arlington, VA 22207

Q: Any limitations on my use?
A:  Just mention the name of my creator in a visible place if you use this XCMD for commercial purposes. [Note: My creator is not a lawyer, but my creator's wife is....]

Q: What if you don't like me?
A:  You may (1) write the author & ask for the source code, (2) grumble but continue to use the XCMD as is, or (3) forget the whole thing. HOWEVER, you may NOT complain: you got what you paid for....

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Reading suggestion: The 1988 Bill James Baseball Almanac-- for the thinking baseball fan! (Write my creator if you are interested in baseball games, simulations, etc. He'll get back to you).

••Note from Steve Drazga, Editor DevStack
I would like to publicly thank Larry for sending in this contribution & supporting the Developer Stack.  It was especially nice the way he formatted his contribution so all I had to do was paste it into the new issue.  Way to go, Larry!

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Syntax:


FileType(<"FullPathName"> ) 

returns a four letter code specifying the type (format ) of the file.




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