Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!network!ucsd!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!csd4.csd.uwm.edu!mailrus!cornell!uw-beaver!sumax!thebes!mtk!marmar From: marmar@mtk.UUCP (Mark Martino) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: File Types and Signatures Summary: ???? versus empty Message-ID: <892@mtk.UUCP> Date: 14 Aug 89 21:17:59 GMT Reply-To: marmar@mtk.UUCP (Mark Martino) Distribution: usa Organization: Mannesmann Tally, Kent, WA 98032 Lines: 4 How does the Finder/Multifinder handle files with the type "TEXT" and a totally empty signature (creator)? Does this mean that any application can try to open the document? Is it the same as having "????" in the creator?