[X Newbies]TROLL (sort of) Linking Files to Applications [Was: Disk Utility/RESOLVED [TID]]

David Crandon tabdave at comcast.net
Fri Jan 23 20:50:35 PST 2004


Hey Guys,

Lets just drop the thread....The original poster has a reputation on 
other lists of pissing people off. She'll never give up first. She'll 
just keep saying things that keep it going. The only way to deal with 
her is to drop it.

I've seen this happen many times...

David



On Jan 23, 2004, at 9:25 AM, Raoul Armfield wrote:

> I only reply because you insist on stating something is one way when in
> fact it is another.  I have personally tested the statements alex made
> and can confirm that regardless of the quotes, if you want to assign a
> *.cwk" file extension to open using any other program it will make the
> file association.  This does NOT mean that you can open the file
> successfully but the association CAN be made.  That is what Alex was
> saying and you and  vincent stubbornly refuse to grasp
>
> Raoul
>
> :-----Original Message-----
> :From: Mac OS X Newbies
> :[mailto:X-Newbies at lists.themacintoshguy.com] On Behalf Of J
> :Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 10:50 AM
> :To: Mac OS X Newbies
> :Subject: Re: [X Newbies] Linking Files to Applications [Was:
> :Disk Utility/RESOLVED [TID]]
> :
> :
> :On Friday, January 23, 2004, at 09:30  AM, Alex wrote:
> :
> :
> :> J says this (using the Get Info dialogue) didn't work for her. It
> :> should work, whether the file name extension ends with a
> :quote mark or
> :> not. If it doesn't, then there's a problem.
> :
> :The point is IT DOESN'T! All because the quote mark muddies up
> :the file
> :extension which X must use to determine the file type..which Vincent
> :has so explained a million times.
> :
> :So no app could be chosen, it was greyed out for me just as it was for
> :him when  we attempted it over the phone.
> :
> :Only when I removed that could the file then associate, and it did it
> :by itself, I had to chose nothing.
> :
> :



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