[Virtualacorn-list] Can someone tell me . .

[Brian]

In article <efe9bb6357.Alan.Adams at ArmX6.adamshome.org.uk>, Alan Adams via
Virtualacorn-list <virtualacorn-list at riscository.co.uk> wrote:
> In message <5763b98c05mail at JohnWoodhouse.plus.com> John Woodhouse via
> Virtualacorn-list <virtualacorn-list at riscository.co.uk> wrote:


> > . . how they come to terms with the transfer of files between the host
> > Windows filing system and VRPC ?

> > It drives me mad having to file-type anything that is exported to
> > Windows from RO. All files are given extensions which are superfluous
> > e.g. XXX.mp4.dat

> > I have tried to tick the Tools > HostFS > NoTypes box but that does
> > not stay ticked. I have installed VARPC in E: drive in a directory
> > nemed Virtual Acorn and run RO exclusively from that. I am running RO
> > using the Arm7500 model in order to have control of the scroll mouse
> > button.

> With VRPC running in a window (not full screen) click on the tools menu,
> then the HostFS extensions tab.

> If the file you transfer has a mapping defined here, the file type will
> be handled correctly.

> When using Lanman etc to transfer files, the Mimetypes file is used.
> VRPC doesn't do that, unfortunately, so you generally have two lists to
> maintain.

Err, if I've understood correctly, why would you want to do that if one
makes use of an Exchange folder, as per TOMS? 

I mean, at a pinch, you can have both sides of the Exchange folder open in
both RISC OS and Win7 at the same time, if you fiddle with the windows
settings, so that you can see what you are doing, kind of thing.

> > My Model.cfg file contains the lines :

> > podule = 0 mount0 = "HardDisc4 'E:\Program
> > Files\VirtualAcorn\VirtualRPC-AdjustSA\HardDisc4' bootopt=2,showext"
> > mount1 = "PCTxfer 'E:\[Txfer]' showext,notypes"

> > Does everyone have this problem? I transfer a lot of files backwards &
> > forwards between the systems and think that I must somehow have
> > something configured wrongly.

> > Can anyone help, please? John