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Re: icon of file

you're dealing with a posix path here, so no spaces allowed, except you use
quoted form.

/Users/p/Desktop/Photo Library - 0715.tif"

> peter :

> Thanks Tim that sounds great
> errrrrrr.......... only thing is I can't get it to work :-(
>
> on awake from nib theObject
>
> set iconImage to call method "iconForFile:" of (call method
> "sharedWorkspace" of class "NSWorkspace") with parameter
> "/Users/p/Desktop/Photo Library - 0715.tif"
> set loadImage to load image iconImage
> set image of image view "icon" of window 1 to loadImage
>
> end awake from nib
>
> returns NSReceiverEvaluationScriptError 4(1)
>
> I'm probably doing something dumb
> any further clue would be appreciated
> thanks
>
> Peter
>
> P.S. the path to the file is good and my image view works ok
>
> On Friday, August 22, 2003, at 10:17 AM, Tim Bumgarner wrote:
>
>> Hi Peter,
>>
>> set iconImage to call method "iconForFile:" of (call method
>> "sharedWorkspace" of class "NSWorkspace") with parameter
>> "/Some/Full/POSIX/Path/Here/To/Your/File"
>>
>> This should do the trick, even tested it myself ;-)
>>
>> Tim
>>
>> On Friday, August 22, 2003, at 04:02 AM, peter wrote:
>>
>>> Hi
>>> I have made several posts both here and elsewhere regarding
>>> obtaining the icon image of a file ( outside of my app bundle) to
>>> display in an image view in my AS app.
>>> I have learned that "Icon" in finder on OSX is not yet supported.
>>> So far, nobody seems to know a workaround for this.
>>> Surely call method "icon" or some other Obj C method can help me
>>> achieve this?
>>>
>>> Sorry to keep asking the same question.............
>>> thanks
>>>
>>> Peter
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