On 5/9/07 10:22 AM, "John McKernon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> On his computer, how does OSX know that "GOD1" equals my application?
>> I would think that it wouldn't for my friend, as the only thing he
>> did was write the files onto his computer. Certainly OSX wouldn't
>> take that information as authoritative.
>
> Ah, but it does! Whenever you drag a file onto your hard drive, OSX looks at
> it, and if it's an application it automatically extracts the creator code
> from it as well as any file types the application has defined and adds those
> bits of information to the system database. That's how when you choose Get
> Info on a file, OSX can tell you if it's an application or not, and what
> files it can open. The OS also automatically gets the appropriate icons from
> the application as well as version information.
>
> - John
RCSC Garth, if you're concerned about uniqueness of GOD1, you can attempt to
register it with Apple
(http://developer.apple.com/datatype/creatorcode.php).
You'll receive confirmation that the Creator Code is unique or that it has
been previously registered for another app.
You can't search the database to see which apps have registered which
creator codes.
I suppose if GOD1 is taken, you'll need to resort to polytheism (PlEm) :)
Michael
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