File type and creator are backwards

Acrobat 8 running on Intel based mac running OSX 10.4.11.
I have Acrobat using watched folders, but the pdfs it creates have the file name and creator backwards, 'FDP' and 'ORAC'. This doesnt happen all the time, it seems to be different depending on the filename. Names beginning with P will usually be wrong, names beginning with numbers will usually be right.
I found something here that may be the reason for it:
http://lists.apple.com/archives/applescript-users/2006/Oct/msg00433.html
Be interested if anyone else has found a solution for this as these pdfs copy onto our archive system, but it hasnt got a clue what to do with them as it doesnt know what they are.
Cheers.

Hi jackminar,
I've tried searching for those files on my computer without any luck. Is there a way for you to contact your contractor in order to see if he originally sent them? Has your program ever worked upon getting it from your contractor?
What hardware, software, or instrument drivers are you using?
Kevin S.
Applications Engineer
National Instruments

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