Re: Detecting Default PDF reader/writer
Re: Detecting Default PDF reader/writer
- Subject: Re: Detecting Default PDF reader/writer
- From: Courtney Moore <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 09:40:15 -0500
On 5/23/03 8:46 AM, "Ben Waldie" <email@hidden> wrote:
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Courtney,
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On Thursday, May 22, 2003, at 04:05 PM, Courtney Moore wrote:
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> I am using OS 10.2.6 and would like to write a script that will detect
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> what
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> the default PDF reader/writer is set to. Does anyone have any idea of
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> how
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> to do this?
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You should be able to do this by analyzing the XML data in the
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"com.apple.LaunchServices.plist" file, located in the
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"Users/Username/Library/Preferences/" folder.
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For more information about what to look for specifically in this file,
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you may also want to read the discussion posting, which contains
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information about manually changing the default PDF viewing
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application... http://discussions.info.apple.com/WebX?128@@.3bbbbebf
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- Ben
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Benjamin S. Waldie
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Thanks,
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- Ben
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Benjamin S. Waldie
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Automated Workflows, LLC
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Thank you for your feedback.
I did not find anything in the preferences that related to the PDF viewing.
I also did take a look at the link you sent me be I still do not know how to
script the detecting or even modifying your default PDF viewer. Do you
have any advice?
Thanks much
Courtney
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