Re: application file id/can't find disk
Re: application file id/can't find disk
- Subject: Re: application file id/can't find disk
- From: Joshua See <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 16:18:17 -0500
On Sep 20, 2004, at 4:07 PM, Paul Berkowitz wrote:
On 9/20/04 1:22 PM, "Joshua See" <email@hidden> wrote:
But I suspect that the info identifying apps and their file locations
are
buried somewhere in the file system itself, not in text files. It
would be
good to know.
This has come up on the list before in a different contexts. In
nonbundled OS X savvy (read: Carbon) apps, there is a properties list
in the resource fork with the key. Its text in a single item resource
named 'plis', but written in XML like a plist file.
Hmmm. I didn't recall that. I happen to have MacResourceDog which can
inspect the resource fork, but it can only read, or decipher, a few of
the
resources, mostly strings (like error messages) and icons. All it can
show
of the plst resource is a lot of hex data. Is there another utility
which
can read it as XML or text?
I wouldn't be surprised if something like ResFool or Resourcer could,
but normally I just force ResEdit to open it with the text template.
BTW, as others have pointed out it is 'plst', not 'plis'. Sorry.
--
Sincerely,
Joshua See
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