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DnD open application

I am developing a Java application for Macintosh.
I have successfully implemented (via handleOpenFile and pList) that a double click on a file with relevant extension (.txt) will open the application which then reads the file. That works nicely.

The Java code handling the Apple event is:

public void handleOpenFile(ApplicationEvent e) {
path = e.getFilename();
if (appOpen) displayFile(path);
e.setHandled(true);
}

The pList part defining the file extension is:
<key>CFBundleDocumentTypes</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
<array>
<string>txt</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
<string>MyFile</string>
<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
<string>Viewer</string>
</dict>
</array>



However, I would also like to be able to open and read the file by simply dropping it on the application icon. This does not happen.
I have searched a lot of the documentation but havenät found anything recent on this issue.

Lars Gislen
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