Re: Why is NSString->FSRef so hard?
Re: Why is NSString->FSRef so hard?
- Subject: Re: Why is NSString->FSRef so hard?
- From: Erg Consultant <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:05:55 -0700 (PDT)
BOOL result = YES;
Boolean converted = false;
unsigned i = 0;
pid_t pid = -1;
NSBundle *glBundle = [ NSBundle mainBundle ];
NSDictionary *d = nil;
NSDictionary *dd;
NSString *z;
NSString *zzz;
NSMutableString *m;
NSArray *arr;
NSURL *urlRef = nil;
NSError *inError = nil;
FSRef exeRef;
LSApplicationParameters inAppParams;
ProcessSerialNumber outPSN;
OSStatus err = noErr;
memset( &inAppParams, 0, sizeof( inAppParams ) );
memset( &outPSN, 0, sizeof( outPSN ) );
if( glBundle )
{
// Get main bundle info dict...
d = [ glBundle infoDictionary ]
if( d )
{
// Get the GL bundle's path from the info dict...
z = [ d objectForKey:kNSBundleInitialPathInfoDictKey ];
if( z )
{
// Break the path up into a path component array...
arr = [ z componentsSeparatedByString:kSlashStringKey ];
// Make a mutable path string to manipulate...
m = [ NSMutableString stringWithCapacity:0 ];
}
}
}
if( m & arr )
{
for(i=0; i<[ arr count] - 1; i++ )
{
[m appendString:[arr objectAtIndex:i] ];
[m appendString:@"/" ];
}
//go up one level to get at Info.plist
[m appendString:@"Info.plist" ];
dd = [ NSDictionary dictionaryWithContentsOfFile:m ];
zzz = [ dd valueForKey:@"CFBundleExecutable" ];
//reset
[ m setString:@"" ];
//Loop again appening all path compoents to final file to launch...
for(i=0; i<[ arr count] - 1; i++ )
{
[m appendString:[arr objectAtIndex:i] ];
[m appendString:@"/" ];
}
//now get full path to the file we want to actually run...
[ m appendString:zzz ];
[ m appendString:@".ifn" ];
urlRef = [ NSURL fileURLWithPath:m ];
if( urlRef )
{
CFShow( urlRef );
converted = CFURLGetFSRef( (CFURLRef)urlRef, &exeRef );
if( converted )
{
// Setup launch param block...
inAppParams.application = &exeRef;
// Launch!
err = LSOpenApplication( &inAppParams, &outPSN );
if( !err )
{
err = GetProcessPID( &outPSN, &pid );
if( !err )
{
lppiProcInfo->dwProcessId = (DWORD)pid;
result = true;
}
}
}
}
________________________________
From: Michael Ash <email@hidden>
To: cocoa-dev <email@hidden>
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 9:57:33 PM
Subject: Re: Why is NSString->FSRef so hard?
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 12:51 AM, Erg Consultant
<email@hidden> wrote:
> So why isn't it working? Why does LSOpenApplication give me an error?
It is impossible to answer questions of this nature if you do not post
your code.
Mike
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