Re: [MacPerl] Setting a files Finder comment field

[pudge@pobox.com (Chris Nandor)]

At 05.47 1998.04.11, mdoub@usa.net wrote:
>I would like to place some information into the "Comments_field" of a file.
>By "Comments_field", I mean the one that is maintained by the finder and is
>visable when you select a file and type Cmd I.  Can someone show me how to
>do this from MacPerl?

See the documentation for Mac::MoreFiles, for FSpDTSetComment() and
FSpDTGetComment().  Also documented in the "Toolbox Modules" chapter of the
MacPerl book, available in May, but available in HTML online right now at:

    http://www.ptf.com/macperl/ptf_book/HTML/

Hope this helps,

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