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From: ajq@mace.cc.purdue.edu (John O'Malley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: How do I make folders inaccessible to DA text editor?
Message-ID: <1233@mace.cc.purdue.edu>
Date: 28 Nov 88 14:31:15 GMT
Reply-To: ajq@mace.cc.purdue.edu (John O'Malley)
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center
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Question ...  Is there an easy way to make a certain folder (which was made
invisible with ResEdit) inaccessible to desk accessory editors like
PowerEdit through the DA's Open option?

We'd like to install PowerEdit on some Macs that have a large library
of files installed for a mathematics program (Maple).  These library files
(almost 3000 of them) are in a folder called "lib" on the main level of
the hard disk.  The folder is invisible to prevent trashing or viewing of
the files via an ordinary word processor.

PowerEdit is a shareware desk accessory text editor.

I'm not a programmer, but I play one on TV :-).  Please mail
responses as I don't read the programmer's newsgroup.


Mac SE HD 20/System 6.0/Finder 6.1
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John O'Malley           / Macintosh          / Purdue University / (317)
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