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Re: Open Dialog via filename extension?
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Re: Open Dialog via filename extension?


  • Subject: Re: Open Dialog via filename extension?
  • From: Gary Lists <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 06:13:21 -0500
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Walter Ian Kaye wrote [12-28-03 4:10 AM]:

>> However, couldn't you just use the "name extension" property of "get info"?

> I'm not talking about post-validation, I'm talking about pre-filtering.
> I think they're called "filter procs" or something like that. Apple
> should have updated 'choose file' somehow, like with an additional
> parameter.

Okay. Gotcha. The 'name extension' is useful in a droplet, or a recursive
file action then, but we know this is less speedy than a pre-filer with
choose file of type {}.

> -boo
> wondering if an answer is a recursive cron job to fix all *.scpt files

Not a bad solution, I'd think. And then a FA for further fix-up.
--
Gary
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