file exchange

[Robert Brenstein]

>At 9:17 AM +0200 9/18/2003, Robert Brenstein wrote:
>>Anyone knows why Rev 2.1 asks me to locate File Exchange when it
>>launches under Classic Mac OS? When I use MC IDE with 2.5.1 engine,
>>it does the same and launches File Exchange when it loads first time.
>
>The first time Rev starts up, it registers its extension and creator 
>signature with File Exchange (so that if you download a file with a 
>.rev extension but no type/creator signature, it knows which app to 
>associate the file with).
>
>Last I checked this was in the Rev IDE, not the engine. I haven't 
>checked whether the current MC IDE does the same, but it would make 
>sense.
>--
>Jeanne DeVoto ~ jeanne at runrev.com ~ http://www.runrev.com/
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I do not recall seeing it with 2.5 but only now when I tried using 
2.5.1 engine. Too bad it it fails to close file exchange. It is also 
strange that it can't find it invisibly since the "file exchange" 
file is in the expected location.

Robert Brenstein