Re: FSRef_fopen alternative
Re: FSRef_fopen alternative
- Subject: Re: FSRef_fopen alternative
- From: Jerry <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:50:56 +0100
On 15 Aug 2006, at 08:42, Jens Ayton wrote:
mark:
Jens Ayton:
Edward K. Chew:
Well, that sounds like a straightforward way to go, but is it
bullet-proof?
No, it isn't. However, fopen() is a path-based API; if you want
to use
fopen() and related APIs, that's the cost. This is what happens
when you
switch the underpinnings of an OS to modern super-duper robust
Unix. :-/
But doesn't the carbon file manager sit on top of and use the
unix APIs?
It is my understanding that the Carbon APIs work with a driver that
provides a different view of the file system, a directory structure
based on file/dirIDs rather than names or some such. This could
well be
out of date or completely wrong; I haven't looked into it in depth.
This is described in QA1113: http://developer.apple.com/qa/qa2001/
qa1113.html
Jerry
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