RE: Opening Files in OS X

2003-06-20 Thread Monte Goulding
> > Thanks again Monte, I've done the reading, and I have a follow-up > question, > if you don't mind (or if anyone else has advice on this). > > My understanding is that Mac OSes use fileType to determine if a file > "belongs" to an application. Furthermore, it seems that the OS > prevents my >

RE: Opening Files in OS X

2003-06-20 Thread Jim Biancolo
Thanks again Monte, I've done the reading, and I have a follow-up question, if you don't mind (or if anyone else has advice on this). My understanding is that Mac OSes use fileType to determine if a file "belongs" to an application. Furthermore, it seems that the OS prevents my app from openin

RE: Opening Files in OS X

2003-06-19 Thread Jim Biancolo
Hi Ken, I'm running RR 2.0. I think Monte's right in that I have some more reading to do. I should have known saving/opening files wouldn't be *completely* platform-independent. Thanks for the tip though, on this being a possible version issue And thanks, Monte, for the link to your enhance

RE: Opening Files in OS X

2003-06-19 Thread Monte Goulding
HI Jim Read the docs on ask file. You need to use type codes on MacOS rather than extension filters. Hopefully we will get extension filters for OS X soon. You will also need to read up on stackFileType and/or fileType to handle your custom file type on MacOS & OS X. Also if you don't know much

RE: Opening Files in OS X

2003-06-19 Thread Ken Ray
Jim, What version of Rev is it? The reason I ask is that an earlier version of the MC engine required that you save *twice* in order for files to get the right creator codes to be "seen" in the file picker... Ken Ray Sons of Thunder Software Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site: http://www.sonsothun