https://github.com/miyako/4d-plugin-workspace-services
Collection of functions from the NSFileManager and NSWorkSpace classes on OS X 10.5 and later.
https://github.com/miyako/4d-plugin-workspace-services
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Collection of functions from the NSFileManager and NSWorkSpace classes on OS X 10.5 and later.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/miyako/4d-plugin-workspace-services
- Owner: miyako
- License: mit
- Created: 2012-07-09T00:28:13.000Z (almost 14 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-04-30T04:05:38.000Z (about 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-04T14:11:21.487Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: 4d-plugin
- Language: C
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- Size: 4.81 MB
- Stars: 5
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 3
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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4d-plugin-workspace-services
============================
Collection of OS X native file manager commands.
## Syntax
```4d
result:=FINDER Perform operation (srcPath;dstPath;objects;operation)
```
Parameter|Type|Description
------------|------------|----
srcPath|TEXT|
dstPath|TEXT|
objects|ARRAY TEXT|ames of the files and directories to be manipulated
operation|LONGINT|see constants
success|LONGINT|
[performFileOperation:source:destination:files:tag:](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appkit/nsworkspace/1524886-performfileoperation?language=objc)
* Finder Operations
```c
Operation Move 0
Operation Copy 1
Operation Link 2
Operation Compress 3
Operation Decompress 4
Operation Encrypt 5
Operation Decrypt 6
Operation Destroy 7
Operation Recycle 8
Operation Duplicate 9
```
```4d
icon:=FINDER Get icon for file type (typeId;fileType)
```
Parameter|Type|Description
------------|------------|----
typeId|TEXT|
fileType|LONGINT|see constants
* File Types
```c
File OSType 0
File UTI 1
File Extension 2
File MIME Type 3
```
```4d
FULL SCREEN BEGIN (width;height;flags)
FULL SCREEN END
```
**deprecated** [QuickTime](https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/QuickTime/QT6_3/Chap1/QT6WhatsNew.html) 32-bit only
```4d
result:=APPLICATION Get path (appId;pathStyle)
```
Parameter|Type|Description
------------|------------|----
appId|TEXT|
pathStyle|LONGINT|see constants
result|TEXT|
* Path Styles
```
Path Style HFS 0
Path Style POSIX 1
Path Style URL 2
```
returns the absolute or full path for the specified application, in the requested format
```4d
success:=APPLICATION Launch (appId;options)
```
Parameter|Type|Description
------------|------------|----
appId|TEXT|
options|LONGINT|see constants
success|LONGINT|
[launchAppWithBundleIdentifier:options:additionalEventParamDescriptor:launchIdentifier:](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appkit/nsworkspace/1533335-launchappwithbundleidentifier?language=objc)
success:=APPLICATION Launch paths (appId;options;paths)
Parameter|Type|Description
------------|------------|----
appId|TEXT|
options|LONGINT|see constants
paths|ARRAY TEXT|paths (internally converted from HFS to URL)
success|LONGINT|
[openURLs:withAppBundleIdentifier:options:additionalEventParamDescriptor:launchIdentifiers:](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appkit/nsworkspace/1535886-openurls?language=objc)
* Launch Options
```
Launch And Print 2
Launch Without Adding Recents 256
Launch Without Activation 512
Launch Asyncronous 65536
Launch New Instance 524288
Launch And Hide 1048576
Launch And Hide Others 2097152
```
```4d
label:=DOCK Get badge label
DOCK SET BADGE LABEL (label)
```
Parameter|Type|Description
------------|------------|----
label|TEXT|
```4d
icon:=DOCK Get icon
DOCK SET ICON (icon)
```
Parameter|Type|Description
------------|------------|----
icon|PICTURE|
setting an empty picture resets the dock icon
```4d
icon:=FILE Get icon (path)
FILE SET ICON (path;icon)
```
Parameter|Type|Description
------------|------------|----
path|TEXT|
icon|PICTURE|
```4d
result:=FILE Get application name (path)
```
Parameter|Type|Description
------------|------------|----
path|TEXT|
appName|TEXT|
[getInfoForFile:application:type:](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appkit/nsworkspace/1535102-getinfoforfile?language=objc)
```4d
name:=FILE Get localized name (path)
```
Parameter|Type|Description
------------|------------|----
path|TEXT|
name|TEXT|
[displayNameAtPath:](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/nsfilemanager/1409751-displaynameatpath)
```4d
success:=FILE Open with application (path;appId;deactivate)
```
Parameter|Type|Description
------------|------------|----
path|TEXT|
appId|TEXT|
deactivate|LONGINT|
success|LONGINT|
[openFile:withApplication:andDeactivate:](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appkit/nsworkspace/1530182-openfile?language=objc)
```4d
FOLDER GET CONTENTS (path;paths;pathType)
FOLDER GET SUBPATHS (path;paths;pathType)
```
Parameter|Type|Description
------------|------------|----
path|TEXT|
paths|ARRAY TEXT|
pathType|LONGINT|see constants
consider native 4D command ``DOCUMENT LIST``
## Examples
```4d
$icon:=FINDER Get icon for file type ("public.jpeg";File Extension)
SET PICTURE TO PASTEBOARD($icon)
$icon:=FINDER Get icon for file type ("4db";File Extension)
SET PICTURE TO PASTEBOARD($icon)
$icon:=FINDER Get icon for file type ("text/plain";File MIME Type)
SET PICTURE TO PASTEBOARD($icon)
$icon:=FINDER Get icon for file type ("trsh";File OSType)
SET PICTURE TO PASTEBOARD($icon)
$icon:=FILE Get icon (Structure file)
SET PICTURE TO PASTEBOARD($icon)
C_BLOB($data)
$filePath:=System folder(Desktop)+Generate UUID
BLOB TO DOCUMENT($filePath;$data)
FILE SET ICON ($filePath;$icon)
```
```4d
FOLDER GET CONTENTS (Get 4D folder(Database folder);$pathHFS;Path Style HFS)
FOLDER GET CONTENTS (Get 4D folder(Database folder);$pathPOS;Path Style POSIX)
FOLDER GET CONTENTS (Get 4D folder(Database folder);$pathURL;Path Style URL)
```
```4d
$filePath1:=System folder(Desktop)+Generate UUID+".txt"
$filePath2:=System folder(Desktop)+Generate UUID+".txt"
C_BLOB($data)
BLOB TO DOCUMENT($filePath1;$data)
BLOB TO DOCUMENT($filePath2;$data)
$appName:=FILE Get application name ($filePath)
$appName:="com.apple.TextEdit"
$appName:="TextEdit.app"
$appName:="TextEdit"
ARRAY TEXT($path;0)
APPEND TO ARRAY($path;$filePath1)
APPEND TO ARRAY($path;$filePath2)
APPLICATION Launch paths ($appName;Launch Without Activation | Launch And Print;$path)
```