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  3. December 1997

Re: Adding text to an IFS file

  • Subject: Re: Adding text to an IFS file
  • From: Richard Baird <rbbaird@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 04 Dec 1997 19:42:25 -0500
  • Organization: Premium Systems, Inc.
 
Vern Hamberg wrote:
> 

> Another thought—apparently OS/2 has the capability of adding extended
> attributes. Maybe those "Plain Text" things were done in OS/2? Booth, are
> you listening? Or, e-mail the people at Hursley
> (<http://ncc.hursley.ibm.com>)—they're the ones who created those files in
> the first place.

here's a thought, does the ifs handle long file names the same way
windoz does? ie. puting an ~001 on it?  Maybe the long file name should
go in the "plain text"...

just wondering aloud,

rick
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