File kind from extension
File kind from extension
- Subject: File kind from extension
- From: Sam Goldman <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 22:28:52 -0800
I have recently resumed working on an FTP client after a short sabbatical
from programming altogether, and I have a few questions.
What is the best way to parse out the extension from a file name. I can see
a problem if there is a period in the middle of the name like this
(some.file.sit) and I start from the first period. If I start at the end of
the file name and the file is like this (some.file.tar.gz) I would only get
.gz when I want to get .tar as well. I think that I have found something in
launch services for this, but is that the *best* way?
I know how to get the proper icon once I have the extension with
NSWorkspace, but I want to be able to get the kind of file as well. Since
it's an FTP client, should I just make a .plist of common file extensions,
or can I get the kind from a built in source? By kind I mean "Stuffit
Archive" or "Zip Archive," not "image/png"
One reason I can see for making my own table is that it could also include
data that would determine if it should download in ASCII or BINARY data
transfer mode.
Thanks,
Sam
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written for a 4-bit processor by a 2-bit company without 1 bit of sense.
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