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From:Don Cox
Date:23 Apr 2001 at 20:44:25
Subject:Re: Datatypes

On 23-Apr-01, Oliver Roberts wrote:

>> What is the relation between them? Does datatype in Devs/datatypes
>> have a fixed "partner" in Classes/Datatypes? How to combine them?
>
> Yes. Basically, when a file matches a datatype descriptor's
> recognition information, the datatype system then passes the file onto
> the .datatype file that is located in SYS:Classes/Datatypes.

> You can keep as many different files in SYS:Classes/Datatypes as you
> wish. What matters is the files in DEVS:Datatypes - generally, you
> should not have more than one descriptor in there that matches a
> certain type of file.

So has anyone written a datatypes editor that allows you to check for
conflicts, add new descriptors, etc ?

Regards



Don Cox
doncox@enterprise.net

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