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Re: TrackWindowProxyDrag - where did file go?



On 5/8/06 12:25 AM, Alice Hartley didst favor us with:

> Our application includes a text editor.
> The windows for files being edited contain a proxyicon
> created with FSNewAliasMinimal and SetWindowProxyAlias.
> When the icon is dragged invoking TrackWindowProxyDrag,
> it is said in the headers that if TrackWindowProxyDrag
> return noErr that means that the file was dragged somewhere.
> It appears to be the case that sometimes an alias is created
> and sometimes the original file is actually moved.
> In either case I would like to know where the file went.
> That is clearly knowable because the popup menu invoked
> when clicking the proxyicon with command key down
> shows the new "location" of the file.
> Have tried
> GetWindowProxyAlias followed by
> FSCopyAliasInfo
> which does not work

FSResolveAlias is used to resolve an alias, not FSCopyAliasInfo. And I use
full aliases (FSNewAlias).

Larry

> (the comments in the header file imply it might not).
> The whichinfo result is 0 and if the pathString result
> is requested the value is NULL.
> Any hints on how to find where the file went would
> be appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Alice

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