Re: Mac data forks

From: Chambon Didier (d.chambon_at_publiprint.fr)
Date: 03/23/04


Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 18:15:11 +0100

Le 21/02/04 6:15, dans e1FX9mD#DHA.3820@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
« dnadeveloper » <dnadeveloperNoSpam@hotmail.com> a écrit :

> I had a user today that could not delete a file from a Mac on the windows
> server. The Mac would get the message that another application was using the
> file so it could not delete it. Windows did not show the file as being in
> use and I could delete it from windows without a problem.
>
> Is information stored in the data fork that hold which application has the
> file open?
> Also, is there a way to view what is contained in the forks?
> (I'm new to this fork stuff)
>
> Chris
>
>
>

The resource fork contains the type and creator of the file + the icon and
more

The data fork contains the document itself

You can open the resource fork with "resedit" on a Mac
(http://tc.versiontracker.com/product/redir/lid/118474/ResEdit_2.1.3.sea.bin
)

Didier CHAMBON



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