Re: How can I start an application by dragging a file to an app

FROM : James J. Merkel
DATE : Fri Nov 01 18:23:01 2002

On Friday, November 1, 2002, at 12:01  PM, Jerry LeVan  wrote:

> Anyway it was suggested that I could capture the filename of the file
> dropped on the app icon by implementing the application:openfile
> method,
> here is what I added to the app:
> - (BOOL) application: (NSApplication*) anApplication
>        openFile: (NSString*    ) aFileName
> {
>  // NSLog(@"Delegate invoked");
>  NSBeep();
>  theFile = [[[NSString alloc] initWithString:aFileName ] retain];
>  return YES;
> }
>
> Regretably, as far as I can tell (no beep) the method is not invoked by
> dragging a file onto the app icon. It is not clear to me when the
> rascal
> would be invoked ( before awakeFromNib ?)

You need to have the following line of code in the same class that you
have the above code in:

[NSApp setDelegate:self];

I put it in the awakeFromNib method.

Hope this helps.
Jim Merkel