[OT] Cross Mac Platform Text Editing

[Rob Cozens]

Thanks to all who responded.

Since posting, I used ResEdit on OS 9 to look at the file coming from 
OS 10.  Both file type & creator look empty; however if I type into 
the file type without selecting & deleting, I'm told there are extra 
characters in the field.

I set the file type & creator to "TEXTttxt", and AppleWorks V5 can 
now open the file; but Code Warrior's text editor won't show the file 
even though it shows other (non TextEdit) files with the same 
Type/Creator set.

My main goal, being able to move a text file from OS X to OS 9 and 
edit it without having to modify it first, remains elusive.
-- 

Rob Cozens
CCW, Serendipity Software Company
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