Re: Finder Show Info Comments
Re: Finder Show Info Comments
- Subject: Re: Finder Show Info Comments
- From: Eric Schlegel <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 07:59:30 -0800
On Wednesday, December 5, 2001, at 10:53 PM, Ian G. Gillespie wrote:
I am trying to figure out how I can get a string out of the comments
text view in Finder's Show Info Window. I would also like to be able
edit the string and then put it back. Anyone know how I can do this
preferably using Java?
You need to use the Finder's AppleEvent suite to do that. The old
desktop database APIs are implemented in Carbon, but the Mac OS X Finder
doesn't store comments in the desktop database, so using those APIs
won't help.
-eric