Re: file associations
Re: file associations
- Subject: Re: file associations
- From: Bill Coderre <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:09:11 -0700
On Oct 24, 2008, at 3:33 AM, Pierluigi wrote:
Hi,
I'm creating a dmg manual installer.
Is it possible to set any enviroment variables using this kind of
installer?
How can I set any file extensions associations?
Thanks
What is it you are trying to accomplish with environment variables?
The Mac OS X way of associating apps with file extensions is called
Launch Services. You can read about it by googling or looking on http:/
developer.apple.com
When you install an app, the app contains info in its Info.plist about
files that it can open, and Installer.app and Launch Services
automatically do the work needed to set up the normal "my app opens
foo" type associations.
If you want to change an existing association, for instance, to get
your app to launch and open Excel spreadsheets when users double-click
files ending with .xls, you would have to write a bunch of custom
code, and users should either be asked or at least clearly informed of
what's going to happen, lest they become angry at you.
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