I did rebuild the launch services using: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user
but unlike you I get the same response to trying to change things with the Get Info dialog--it always reverts to R.app rather than R64.app. I note that the com.apple.launchservices.plist file reads: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd";> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>LSHandlers</key> <array> <dict> <key>LSHandlerContentType</key> <string>com.apple.rez-source</string> <key>LSHandlerRoleAll</key> <string>org.r-project.r</string> </dict> </array> </dict> </plist> On Feb 7, 2010, at 2:15 PM, David Winsemius wrote: > > On Feb 7, 2010, at 1:39 PM, Airey, David C wrote: > >> Dear list, >> >> I have a bit more RAM now and want to make R64 the default GUI. >> >> What is the best way to do this? > > I usually dragged my files to the Dock icon. > >> >> The simplest way outside the terminal is to get info on a file and >> make an application the default for a particular extension, like .r >> or .rdata, etc. But for some reason this doesn't work with the R.app >> and R64.app distributed. R64 doesn't stick, and reverts to R in the >> Get Info window. >> >> Can someone (1) explain this behavior, and (2) provide alternative >> instructions? > > I can reproduce the problem in the sense that I changed the file > association for .r files to R64.app and it keeps going back to R.app. > I think it will require editing the file associations database. I > wasn't sure how to do that but here's a link to some ideas about using > lsregister. It may be a bit out of date since it appears to have been > applied to OSX 10.3. > > I got what appear to be favorable results by: > > a) moving all the old and undesired R_x.app GUI's out of the > Applications folder and ... > b) running this script from the Apple Script editor: > > (* > rebuildLaunchServicesDB.scpt > Locates the lsregister command regardless of OS version, then tells it > to rebuild the Launch Services Database for all applications in the > canonical Applications folder > Paul Henegan > bleul...@mac.com > 20.Aug.2008 > *) > > set theCommand to (do shell script "locate lsregister") > set theArguments to " -kill -r -f -domain local -domain system -domain > user" > set thePath to " /Applications"--edit this as needed > set theScript to theCommand & theArguments & thePath > do shell script theScript > > -------end script----------- > > The R64 assignment seems to be "sticking." >> >> Thank you. >> >> -Dave >> _______________________________________________ >> R-SIG-Mac mailing list >> R-SIG-Mac@stat.math.ethz.ch >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac > > David Winsemius, MD > Heritage Laboratories > West Hartford, CT > _______________________________________________ R-SIG-Mac mailing list R-SIG-Mac@stat.math.ethz.ch https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac
