Re: MIME/creators

FROM : Anthony Duer
DATE : Sun Nov 10 23:54:17 2002

> Anthony, at what point aren't they sticking? Are you saying that when
> Explorer saves the file, Explorer isn't setting the file/creator? Is
> there a
> problem with depending on the file extension only? I ask because as
> nice as
> file/creators are, we're not supposed to use them anymore, so it may
> be that
> Explorer won't set type/creator codes.

Explorer seems to accept the file/creator type, it even lists my
application as the helper for that file, however, it seems to just
elect to use textedit instead. One problem I've noticed is that when
entering my application into explorer's file helper log, it doesn't
automatically display the proper creator type as it does with other
applications, which leads me to think that I'm not claiming them
properly in my info.plist file.

> Really, though, if you set up your application as a helper application
> in
> Explorer, your documents get opened in your application, right? Or are
> they
> being opened by the default system program based on the extension
> instead of
> yours?

I set up in Explorer for my application to be a helper application for
the MIME, extension, and creator type of the file. However, once the
file is downloaded, Explorer selects the default application (TextEdit)
for viewing a file since it comes across as plain text.

~Anthony Duer
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