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Re: Detecting Default PDF reader/writer
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Re: Detecting Default PDF reader/writer


  • Subject: Re: Detecting Default PDF reader/writer
  • From: Ben Waldie <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 09:46:29 -0400

Courtney,

On Thursday, May 22, 2003, at 04:05 PM, Courtney Moore wrote:

I am using OS 10.2.6 and would like to write a script that will detect what
the default PDF reader/writer is set to. Does anyone have any idea of how
to do this?

You should be able to do this by analyzing the XML data in the "com.apple.LaunchServices.plist" file, located in the "Users/Username/Library/Preferences/" folder.

For more information about what to look for specifically in this file, you may also want to read the discussion posting, which contains information about manually changing the default PDF viewing application... http://discussions.info.apple.com/WebX?128@@.3bbbbebf

- Ben

Benjamin S. Waldie
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Thanks,

- Ben

Benjamin S. Waldie
Automated Workflows, LLC
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