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Mac Forum / Programming / Mac Programming / September 2007Read plist from Carbon
Hi folks, Is it a way to read a plist file from the Carbon app, that is using Carbon API and maybe lower-level API, but not Cocoa API? To be specific I need to know the default browser. I det retrieve this info from ~/Library/com.apple.LaunchServices.plist file. The problem is that this file is in a binary format, not in xml. What I can think of now is to convert this file to xml format with 'plutil' utility and then parse, however such a silution looks rather clumsy to me. Any hints? Mac OS X 10.4 > Hi folks, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > 'plutil' utility and then parse, however such a silution looks rather > clumsy to me. Any hints? http://developer.apple.com/documentation/CoreFoundation/Conceptual/CFPropertyLists/  SignatureMichael Ash Rogue Amoeba Software > > Hi folks, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Michael Ash > Rogue Amoeba Software Thanks Michael, this is what I need. > Hi folks, > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Mac OS X 10.4 Core Foundation Carbon # import <CoreFoundation/CFPreferences.h> > Core Foundation Carbon > # import <CoreFoundation/CFPreferences.h> Yeah, that makes a lot more sense than my link. Mine will let you parse the file but it's not the right API for reading something in Library/Preferences. I wasn't quite paying attention to the part where he specified which file he wanted to read. SignatureMichael Ash Rogue Amoeba Software > Core Foundation Carbon > # import <CoreFoundation/CFPreferences.h> oops, I mistakenly hit the send button... Anyway, maybe it is also possible to access the System Settings with the System Configuration Framework (though I am not really sure). Michael >> Hi folks, >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Core Foundation Carbon > # import <CoreFoundation/CFPreferences.h> Exactly. <http://tinyurl.com/29tjzr> SignaturePlease let me know if you send email to this address so that I can be sure your email doesn't get eaten by pobox.com's ultra-aggressive SPAM filter. Help improve usenet. Kill-file Google Groups: http://improve-usenet.org/ JR > Hi folks, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > 'plutil' utility and then parse, however such a silution looks rather > clumsy to me. Any hints? Do you really "need to know the default browser", or do you need to open an item using the default browser, and are you thinking that "to know the default browser" is a necessary first step? <http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Carbon/Conceptual/LaunchService sConcepts/LSCTasks/chapter_3_section_1.html> contains links to answers to both questions. In short: - to open an item using the default browser, use LSOpenFromRefSpec, LSOpenCFURLRef, or LSOpenFromURLSpec. - to determine the preferred application for an item, use LSGetApplicationForItem, LSGetApplicationForURL, or LSCopyApplicationForMIMEType. Neither of these involves reading a .plist yourself. Reinder > In article <1190897141.095758.241...@d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>, > [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Reinder Thanx, this gets the things even easier. >> Neither of these involves reading a .plist yourself. > > Thanx, this gets the things even easier. A beautiful example of why you should always ask about your overarching goal when you post these things. It does no harm to ask the specific question *as well*, but you should always put it into context. For example, "I'm trying to open an URL in the default browser. I thought I'd be able to read the default browser out of whatever.plist and then tell it to open the URL, but it's binary and I can't figure out how to read it with Carbon. How can I read this file, or is there a better way to open an URL in the default browser?" This saves everyone a lot of time, and gives you better code when you're not so lucky to have people deduce your true intentions. SignatureMichael Ash Rogue Amoeba Software |
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