The Allocate HFS File function allows new HFS files to be created. The new file must be in an already existing HFS directory.
Basic Options

- Resource: the name of the new HFS file to allocate
- Binary mode: if checked, the new HFS file will be flagged as a binary file. This means that carriage returns and/or line feeds will not be used as automatic record delimiters; instead, a binary record length should be specified when working with this file.
- Permissions (User, Group, Other): sets the permissions for the user allocating the file, the permissions for the group to which the user belongs, and the permissions for everyone else. Changes made here are reflected in the Advanced form of the permissions (see below).
- Permissions (Advanced form): sets the permissions in bit-flag form for the user, group, and everyone else in each of the 3 digits from 0-7 (respectively). Changes made here are reflected in the check-box interface for setting permissions (see above), which is useful when learning the bit-flags.
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