To follow up, by putting "****" into the Document Type standalone pref, folders are handled. However, then all files with any extension are also handled. The appleevent pID is "odoc" for both files and folders. I should be able to filter the apple event data to pick out what I want to operate on.
Thanks, ilsa On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 7:29 PM, ilsa <ilivec...@gmail.com> wrote: > It worked when I put those extensions in the standalone prefs! And > when I drag several files the full paths of all get put into the test > field as paragraphs. Perfect. I put "JPEG" into the Doc Types field > too but when I dragged a .png onto it, it also showed up, so > fantastic! I appreciate all the help, > > ilsa > > On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 6:46 PM, J. Landman Gay > <jac...@hyperactivesw.com> wrote: >> On 2/24/12 6:15 PM, ilsa wrote: >>> >>> The app icon in the Dock doesn't hilite when I drag a jpg over it. >>> When the app opens I get the "oapp" pID. >> >> >> I see, that's a whole different problem. You need to tell the OS that your >> app will accept jpgs, or any other file type you want to work with. You can >> do that by editing the plist file inside the app bundle. Or easier, do it >> before you build the app by entering the document extensions and types in >> the standalone builder, in the OS X pane. >> >> I think only the extensions are strictly required any more, so enter a list >> of comma-delimited extensions there, like "jpg,jpeg,png,gif". If you know >> the old-style OS 9 types you can put those into the "types" field too. Jpgs >> have a type of "JPEG" for example (all capital letters.) >> >> That should give you the right plist entries, and the Finder will know your >> app should accept image files. >> >> -- >> Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com >> HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode