diff --git a/src/apps/bin/makeudfimage/Attribute.cpp b/src/apps/bin/makeudfimage/Attribute.cpp
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+++ b/src/apps/bin/makeudfimage/Attribute.cpp
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+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+//  This software is part of the OpenBeOS distribution and is covered 
+//  by the OpenBeOS license.
+//
+//  Copyright (c) 2003 Tyler Dauwalder, tyler@dauwalder.net
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/*! \file Attribute.h
+
+	BDataIO wrapper around a given attribute for a file. (implementation)
+*/
+
+#include "Attribute.h"
+
+Attribute::Attribute(BNode &node, const char *attribute)
+	: fNode(node)
+	, fAttribute(attribute)
+{
+}
+
+ssize_t
+Attribute::Read(void *buffer, size_t size)
+{
+	return B_ERROR;
+}
+
+ssize_t
+Attribute::Write(const void *buffer, size_t size)
+{
+	return B_ERROR;
+}
diff --git a/src/apps/bin/makeudfimage/Attribute.h b/src/apps/bin/makeudfimage/Attribute.h
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+++ b/src/apps/bin/makeudfimage/Attribute.h
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+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+//  This software is part of the OpenBeOS distribution and is covered 
+//  by the OpenBeOS license.
+//
+//  Copyright (c) 2003 Tyler Dauwalder, tyler@dauwalder.net
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/*! \file Attribute.h
+
+	BDataIO wrapper around a given attribute for a file. (declarations)
+*/
+
+#ifndef _ATTRIBUTE_H
+#define _ATTRIBUTE_H
+
+#include <DataIO.h>
+#include <Node.h>
+#include <string>
+
+class Attribute : public BDataIO {
+public:
+	Attribute(BNode &node, const char *attribute);
+	virtual	ssize_t Read(void *buffer, size_t size);
+	virtual	ssize_t Write(const void *buffer, size_t size);
+private:
+	BNode fNode;
+	string fAttribute;
+};
+
+#endif	// _ATTRIBUTE_H