On Jan 22, 2014, at 8:33 AM, Remco Poelstra <re...@beryllium.net> wrote:
> I'm writing an app which has to import files without a fixed file extension. > There are about 10 different commonly used file extensions around. > Is it possible to associate a file to my app based on the file contents? Much > like how file (1) determines a file's type? > Or should I simply register all know file extensions? Is this a standard type that just happens to have multiple filename extensions associated with it (like .jpg and .jpeg for JPEG files)? If so, there might be a UTI for that type, which you can just register for instead of registering for the filename extension directly. If the type has no existing UTI (for example, if it's a type specific to your app), you can define your own UTI for it, and list the file extensions it uses in the UTI definition. Charles _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
