Re: Resource Fork - is this a good use/the right thing to do?
Re: Resource Fork - is this a good use/the right thing to do?
- Subject: Re: Resource Fork - is this a good use/the right thing to do?
- From: Jens Alfke <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:10:20 -0700
Another possibility is to write a short unique string (like a UUID)
into an extended attribute, and then use that as a key into your own
external data store, like a database or plist you put in some central
place.
A nice feature of this approach is that you only have to modify the
file once, not every time your data changes.
A drawback is that if the file is sent to somebody else, the
information doesn't go with it. (Which, depending on what the info is,
could be considered a benefit: people have gotten in trouble for
forgetting about the metadata Word attaches to their documents.)
—Jens
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