file.type

Syntax file.type (path)
Params path is a legal path name to the file or folder whose type you wish to determine.
Action Determines the type of the file.
Returns The type of the file as a string4.
Examples file.type ("System:System Folder:Finder")

   » 'FNDR'

file.type ("System:System Folder:System")

   » 'zsys'

file.type ("System:System Folder:TeachText")

   » 'APPL'

All Macintosh applications have a file type of 'APPL'.

Notes Type is a string 4 value. You can change the type of a file in Frontier with file.setType.

The type of a file determines how the application that created it interprets or deals with it.
See Also file.setType

file.creator

file.setCreator

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