Making a 'droplet' application?

Sarah Reichelt sarahr at genesearch.com.au
Mon Feb 23 18:17:41 EST 2004


>> You will need to set up an AppleEvent handler in your stack script 
>> that
>> recognises when a document is dropped on it, gets the name of the
>> document(s) and processes them. You may also need to set up a defined
>> file type. I think there have been discussions about this on the list
>> in the past, so search the archives as well as checking the docs for
>> AppleEvent.
>>
>
> Do you know how to make this work on a Windows machine?
>
No I don't, but setting file associations i.e. linking a file extension 
to your app (presumably with a registry setting) would probably do it. 
You'll have to get a Windows expert to help you on that one.

Sarah



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