Re: Resource Fork - is this a good use/the right thing to do?

[Jens Alfke]

Another possibility is to write a short unique string (like a UUID) into an extended attribute, and then use that as a key into your own external data store, like a database or plist you put in some central place.

—Jens

A nice feature of this approach is that you only have to modify the file once, not every time your data changes. A drawback is that if the file is sent to somebody else, the information doesn't go with it. (Which, depending on what the info is, could be considered a benefit: people have gotten in trouble for forgetting about the metadata Word attaches to their documents.)

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