Still trying to capture a filename...
Still trying to capture a filename...
- Subject: Still trying to capture a filename...
- From: Jerry LeVan <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2002 14:38:03 -0500
Earlier I requested assistance for launching an App by dragging a file onto
its icon ( and capturing the filename of the dragged file)
I have made a tiny bit of progress... If I paste:
<key>CFBundleDocumentTypes</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
<array>
<string>*</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
<string>NSStringPboardType</string>
<key>CFBundleTypeOSTypes</key>
<array>
<string>****</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
<string>Editor</string>
</dict>
</array>
Into the info.list, the application *will* launch when a file is dropped on
the app's icon!
I don't seem to be able to make the modified info.list permanent. Every time
I rebuild the app, the info.list looses the CFBundleDocumentTypes entry :)
Anyway it was suggested that I could capture the filename of the file
dropped on the app icon by implementing the application:openfile method,
here is what I added to the app:
- (BOOL) application: (NSApplication*) anApplication
openFile: (NSString* ) aFileName
{
// NSLog(@"Delegate invoked");
NSBeep();
theFile = [[[NSString alloc] initWithString:aFileName ] retain];
return YES;
}
Regretably, as far as I can tell (no beep) the method is not invoked by
dragging a file onto the app icon. It is not clear to me when the rascal
would be invoked ( before awakeFromNib ?)
What does everyone else know that I don't... (with respect to this problem).
Thanks...
Jerry
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