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Drag and drop to the desktop, but files don't exist yet

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Message        Dr. D          Post subject: Drag and drop to the desktop, but 
files don't exist yetPosted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 5:49 pm                         
Joined: Sun Jan 06, 2013 3:13 am
Posts: 1                Drag and drop experts: is this possible?

I want to drag files from a list box to a folder in the Finder or Windows 
desktop, but the files themselves aren't available at the time of the drag - 
only their names.  I want the drop to tell me where the files should go, but 
then my app will write the files to the destination.  Can I drop placeholder 
items and determine the directory where the drop landed so I can then write the 
real items in that place?

This sounds like the Promised Files mechanism described in the documentation, 
but that applies only to OS X ,and perhaps only to dragging into my app, not 
out to the desktop. I need to make this work in both Windows and OS X.

Any advice appreciated!   
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