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- From: glenn@rightbrain.com (Glenn Reid)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.programmer
- Subject: Re: Packages
- Message-ID: <841@rtbrain.rightbrain.com>
- Date: 16 Aug 92 18:40:15 GMT
- References: <1992Aug15.200258.2307@metrosoft.com>
- Sender: glenn@rightbrain.com
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- Gordon Van Huizen writes
- > In article <1992Aug15.001900.1465@csus.edu> eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P.
- > Scott) writes:
- > > In article <1992Aug13.220229.15234@sunova.ssc.gov>
- > > sapp@falcon.ssc.gov (Kevin Sapp) writes:
- > > >How does one create a file package from an app?
- > Again, what I think Kevin meant is a file package, not an app wrapper. I'd
- > like yo know how to do this too. (I already knew how to make an app
- > wrapper, besides in 3.0 it's the only thing you can do).
-
- You have to create the file package yourself, by creating a directory
- named "YourFilePackage.ext", where "ext" is the extension you wish to
- use for your file packages. You then write files into this directory
- as usual, or read from them. I recommend a single file name inside
- the wrapper; we use "PasteUpDoc.pub" inside the wrapper, following the
- lead of WriteNow and others. The main reason for this is so that a
- user can rename the file package without knowing about anything inside
- or worrying about keeping names in sync (contrast this with app wrappers,
- which cannot be renamed unless you also rename the app inside the
- wrapper).
-
- The open/save panel will automatically handle the file packages, but
- it will give you back the name of the package (directory). It's up to
- you to deal with the internals of the file package. 3.0 might improve
- upon this; I haven't checked.
-
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