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creator

Syntax

    file("fileName").creator

Description

Multiuser Server server-side file property; on the Macintosh, gets or sets the creator code of the file. The creator code is a 4-byte (character) string.

Example

This server-side statement gets the creator code of the Director file Testmovie.dir on the server and displays it in the server's console window:

    put file("Hard Drive:Multiuser_Server:Testmovie.dir").creator
    -- "MD01"

See also

`type (file)`