How to Access iPhoto,iTunes and iMove Playlist Information

2010-06-15 Thread JanakiRam Palepu
Hi All, I would need to access iTunes , iPhoto and iMovie application's playlist information and show them in my Cocoa Application ( Mac OS version can be 10.6). Can any one suggest me the ways to implement this feature in my Cocoa app. Thanks, Johny

Re: How to Access iPhoto,iTunes and iMove Playlist Information

2010-06-15 Thread Kyle Sluder
On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 2:35 AM, JanakiRam Palepu palepujanaki...@gmail.com wrote: I would need to access iTunes , iPhoto and iMovie application's playlist information and show them in my Cocoa Application ( Mac OS version can be 10.6). Can any one suggest me the ways to implement this

Re: How to Access iPhoto,iTunes and iMove Playlist Information

2010-06-15 Thread Jens Alfke
On Jun 15, 2010, at 9:54 AM, Kyle Sluder wrote: As was covered over on MacOSX-Dev, the only supported way to do this is with Apple Events, using something like AppleScript or Scripting Bridge. That’s not true — you can access the apps’ interchange files, which are just regular property

Re: How to Access iPhoto,iTunes and iMove Playlist Information

2010-06-15 Thread Kyle Sluder
On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 10:14 AM, Jens Alfke j...@mooseyard.com wrote: That’s not true — you can access the apps’ interchange files, which are just regular property lists. (For example, ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music Library.xml.) These files are explicitly provided for data interchange — they’re

Re: How to Access iPhoto,iTunes and iMove Playlist Information

2010-06-15 Thread Jens Alfke
On Jun 15, 2010, at 10:28 AM, Kyle Sluder wrote: I don't believe that was ever made explicit. I've always operated under the presumption that those XML files were for the sole use of the iLife apps and the media browser. Regardless, there are a jillion 3rd party apps that read those plists,

Re: How to Access iPhoto,iTunes and iMove Playlist

2010-06-15 Thread Roni Music
On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 10:14 AM, Jens Alfke j...@mooseyard.com wrote: That's not true - you can access the apps' interchange files, which are just regular property lists. (For example, ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music Library.xml.) These files are explicitly provided for data interchange -

Re: How to Access iPhoto,iTunes and iMove Playlist Information

2010-06-15 Thread Isaac Wankerl
On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 12:28 PM, Kyle Sluder kyle.slu...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 10:14 AM, Jens Alfke j...@mooseyard.com wrote: That’s not true — you can access the apps’ interchange files, which are just regular property lists. (For example, ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music