File association and the Kind column in Finder. Bug?

Some time ago I installed BBEdit - an application for editing web source code such as JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
Post install, I noted that Finder showed in the Kind column "BBEdit text document". This was entirely correct and as expected.
I have now uninstalled BBEdit (decided not to buy it) as follows:-
Moved the application to Trash
Removed ~/Library/Application Support/BBEdit
Removed ~/Library/Preferences/com.barebones.bbedit.*
I then noticed that the Kind column in Finder still indicated "BBEdit text document" for files with .js, .css and .html extensions.
This seemed wrong (obviously) so I tried this...
Right-click on a .js file and hold Option key to reveal "Always open with". I selected Dashcode.
Now the situation is quite bizarre...
When I double-click any .js file to open it, Dashcode runs. That is a good thing.
However, the Finder Kind column still indicates "BBEdit text document".
Why?

How about if you right click (control click) in the column header area to open the drop down menu. Can you get back to the default KInd.
if Kind is checked, uncheck it. Relaunch Finder. >ForceQuit>Finder>Relaunch
Then go back to the drop down and recheck your column for Kind.

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Since installing Snow leopard, I have been finding that just inserting a flash card containing Olympus raw image files into a USB card reader and displaying the contents, shows a strange phrase in the Kind column: "Lightzone transform format".
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I tried this, and first I was encouraged, and then I was disappointed.
I shut down all running programs and then did the terminal operation you recommended. Then I restarted.
I then put a flash card in a reader abnd opened it in the Finder. I was relieved to see that the Kind column read "Olympus raw file" as it should. I then set up iPhoto to use Olympus Stdio 2 as the external editor. I imported this set of image files (all of them on the card) into iPhoto, and then double-clicked one.
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I enabled the "kind" column and saw different file formats - Why?

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Protected AAC Audio means itunes purchase with DRM,
Purchased AAC Audio means itunes Plus without DRM,
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I have a problem in JWS with file association and main-class. I have a java application that has two entry classes, one is appmain.class that is required to launch from web, and the other is player.class that is required to launch when user double-click the .abc extension file.
In JWS 5.0+, there is a association element in JNLP syntax that can be used to make the file association with .abc extension. But how can I declare the main-class in JNLP file?
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One way is to define a third main that refers
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Hi guys it's been awhile.
I'm trying to append multiple *.csv files while retaining the original file name in the first column, the actual data set is about 40 files.
file a.csv contains:
1, line one in a.csv
2, line two in a.csv
file b.csv contains:
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2, line two in b.csv
output.csv result is this:
I would like this:
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a.csv, 2, line two in a.csv
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Solved!
Go to Solution.

What you could do is given in the attachment.
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copy of a.csv
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2;2.234
3;3.345
Output :
a.csv;1;1.123
a.csv;2;2.234
a.csv;3;3.345
Copy of a.csv;1;1.123
Copy of a.csv;2;2.234
Copy of a.csv;3;3.345
If you have more questions, just shoot
Kind regards,
- Bjorn -
Have fun using LabVIEW... and if you like my answer, please pay me back in Kudo's
LabVIEW 5.1 - LabVIEW 2012
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German terms under "Kind" column in Find window

Under the "Kind" column in the Find window (not Spotlight), I see the following terms: "Dokument," JPEG-Bild," "Reiner Text." These all sound German to me & I have no problem with that. Is there some special reason for using these German terms instead of English? "Bild" I know means "picture" in German. What's "Reiner Text"? Anyone know?

Hi David,
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Auto File Associations and product activation

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I want to write a script or Automator workflow/app that emails a random shortcut of the day to three recipients. The source is from an Excel spreadsheet. One column is the shortcut, and the second column is the definition. Anyone have experience?

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