File Types and Creator Codes
Ian Wood
revlist at azurevision.co.uk
Thu Sep 24 12:48:35 EDT 2009
You can get them via AppleScript - 'the creator type' and 'the file
type'. Just be aware that there is a big developer sh*tstorm blowing
up about file and creator codes being deprecated on Snow Leopard -
instead it basically just uses file extensions to decide what app to
open when double-clicking on a file. :-(
http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2009/09/horrifically-bad-software-demos-become-performance-art.ars
Ian
P.S. Here's a script for a droplet:
on open (list_of_aliases)
tell application "Finder"
set myfile to item 1 of list_of_aliases
display dialog "creator type: " & (the creator type of myfile) &
return & "file type: " & (the file type of myfile)
end tell
end open
On 24 Sep 2009, at 20:41, Ray Horsley wrote:
> Anybody know how to determine these? In particular, I need the file
> type and creator for zip files.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ray Horsley
> LinkIt! Software
>
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