Launch PDF's into Acrobat

[Sarah Reichelt]

> In this case, they may have simply no idea how pick the application 
> that would be used as their default PDF viewer... I think you meant "I 
> really [hate] the programs that open an application if it isn't the 
> one I would normally use."  Right, point well taken, I think we all 
> find that behavior somehow "abusive" in a subtle way.
Yes, that's what I meant :-)
>
> So, then, (he scratches his head, pulls his whiskers) if not Acrobat, 
> but "my PDF default" what is the solution?
I think for Windows, you need to query the registry, but for Mac OS X, 
you need to look in the users Library -> Preferences folder and check 
the file called:  com.apple.LaunchServices.plist

Searching for PDF, I find an entry that lists a bundle signature of 
"prvw" and using the AppleScript below, I can see that this refers to 
"Preview.app"

tell application "Finder"
	return the name of application file id "prvw"
end tell

HTH,
Sarah