Re: resolving aliases

FROM : Chris Hanson
DATE : Fri Aug 04 18:32:32 2006

On Aug 4, 2006, at 5:43 AM, Yvon Thoraval wrote:

> BUT in my test fullPath returns the path of the alias itself ))) 
> not of the file/folder the alias point to...
>
> howver, i get the path of the alias, i've read the ObjC code and it 
> looks correct, very similar to Apple's writing.
>
> something i misunderstood ?


It sounds like you're trying to resolve an alias *file* rather than 
an alias *record*.  BDAlias and the File Manager documentation on 
resolving aliases are all about manipulating and resolving alias 
records.

For example, when you pass a path to -[BDAlias initWithPath:] you're 
creating an alias record that points to the file located at that 
path.  You're not creating a Finder alias file at that path which 
points to some other file.

  -- Chris