Set Type and Creator Function
- Updated2025-07-30
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Sets the type and creator of the file specified by path. type and creator are four-character strings. This function does not work for files inside an LLB. Only macOS supports setting the type and creator of files.

Inputs/Outputs
path
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path specifies the file or directory whose type or creator you want to read.
type (no change)
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type is the type of the specified file. If type is a string other than four characters, an error occurs.
creator (no change)
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creator is the creator of the specified file. If creator is a string other than four characters, an error occurs.
error in
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error in describes error conditions that occur before this node runs. This input provides standard error in functionality.
path out
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path out returns path unchanged.
error out
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error out contains error information. This output provides standard error out functionality. |
path
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type (no change)
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error in
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path out
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error out
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