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Re: Why is NSString->FSRef so hard?
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Re: Why is NSString->FSRef so hard?


  • Subject: Re: Why is NSString->FSRef so hard?
  • From: Michael Ash <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:54:47 -0400

On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 7:33 PM, Erg Consultant
<email@hidden> wrote:
> I am trying to convert an NSString containing a path to a file directly to an FSRef. If there are no special characters in the path, it's easy - I can go from NSString to CFURL to FSRef.
>
> But if the path contains any special characters at all, both CFURL and NSURL creation routines fail. No matter what I do, or which routines I use, it won't work.
>
> Unfortunately I am stuck with some 3rd party apps that have special characters like (tm) in their bundle names and I can't change them.
>
> Isn't there some easy way to get an FSRef from an NSString that is a path containing special characters?

Yes, using the technique you described.

If it's not working for you, then it's because you're doing something
wrong. However, since you have not posted your code, it is impossible
to say just what it is that you're doing wrong.

Mike
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