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Re: Tiger, File Searching and MetaData

On 31 Jul 2004, at 09:33, Mark Gilbert wrote:

Does anyone know how we can embed metadata into a file which will be picked up by the new search ? Does it read any standard metadata fields for specific filetypes ?

For example, will it read Quicktime Movie annotations ?

Is it possible to write a plug in to allow it to gather non-standard metadata from unusual files ?


438 Using the Spotlight Framework

We'll discuss how to integrate with Spotlight to enhance the search user experience of your application on Mac OS X. Don't miss this opportunity to learn how to use the Spotlight APIs and write a Spotlight importer for your documents.

Note especially the "write a Spotlight importer for your documents".

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