[SOLVED] Drag & Drop Launch
[SOLVED] Drag & Drop Launch
- Subject: [SOLVED] Drag & Drop Launch
- From: email@hidden (Kris Rambish)
- Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 23:19:41 +0000
John,
That is exactly what I needed!! I knew it had to be something obvious.
Thanks,
Kris
-------------- Original message --------------
From: John Pannell <email@hidden>
Hi Kris-
I believe these are the steps I took; it was some time ago when I did it. Note this is also for drops of folders only, although document drops should follow a similar pattern. These instructions are for XCode 2.2...
1. You must make your target aware of document types it can open. Select your target from the groups & files pane, and get info. In the properties tab, toward the bottom, you will see a list of document types. For folders, you must add a line where the properties are set as follows:
- OS Types = fold
- Store Type = Binary
- Role = Editor
- Package = checked
I would imagine you would add another line with info specific to your app and document type to open dropped documents. NOTE: if you are not seeing these options in the target inspector, you must upgrade your target (this confused me for a long time)... choose "Upgrade all targets in project to native" from the "Project" menu.
2. Your NSApp delegate must implement
- (BOOL)application:(NSApplication *)anApplication openFile:(NSString *)aFileName
The string is the path to the dropped folder/document.
Hope this helps!
John
John Pannell
Positive Spin Media
http://www.positivespinmedia.com
On Dec 6, 2005, at 1:56 PM, email@hidden wrote:
Hi All,
After much searching on mailing lists, books, and other sources I cannot find a straight forward answer to a very basic question. How do I make my application accept Files or Folders dragged onto its icon?
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