oli larkin

I have made a standalone which uses pattr xml files to store setups. I would like to associate xml files written with my standalone to my app, so that when they are double clicked in the os my app is launched (also they should have their own icon). Can any osx gurus tell me the steps needed to do this or if it is possible? I guess I have to edit the plist.

osx-standalone-file-association

this is something i gleaned from michael egger's LiveCut app.

use the SetFile *nix tool through shell to assign the file your 

copy the unix binary into the app bundle to be sure it's available. on 

my machine it's located in /usr/bin/ and is universal.

then run the following shell command to assign for example the 

filetype svg and the creator adobe illustrator

"/path/to/SetFile" -t svg -c ART5 "/path/to/file/Untitled.svg";

jeremy bernstein has an external called filetype that also has these 

https://cycling74.com/twiki/pub/Share/JeremyBernstein/filetypeUB.zip

use the SetFile *nix tool through shell to assign the file your  
filetype and creator-code

copy the unix binary into the app bundle to be sure it's available. on  
my machine it's located in /usr/bin/ and is universal.

then run the following shell command to assign for example the  
filetype svg and the creator adobe illustrator

jeremy bernstein has an external called filetype that also has these  
funcionalities https://cycling74.com/twiki/pub/Share/JeremyBernstein/filetypeUB.zip

Now if only i could stop the xml file opening in max's texteditor...

On 15 janv. 08, at 09:50, Oliver Larkin wrote:

> Now if only i could stop the xml file opening in max's texteditor...

I did an ugly hack once (well... maybe twice;)) for an application: I 

was closing the window via applescript (shell + osascript / 

tap.applescript). Not very elegant, but at least the window disappeared.

> Thanks!
>
> Now if only i could stop the xml file opening in max's texteditor...

I did an ugly hack once (well... maybe twice;)) for an application: I  
was closing the window via applescript (shell + osascript /  
tap.applescript). Not very elegant, but at least the window disappeared.

I'm trying to use an applescript but can't seem to get anything to happen. Here's my script...

osascript -e 'tell application |MaxMSP| to close every window whose name is |hello.txt|'

I turned on "enable access to assistive devices". Do you have any ideas what is wrong with my script?

> I did an ugly hack once (well... maybe twice;)) for an application: I 

> was closing the window via applescript (shell + osascript / 

> tap.applescript). Not very elegant, but at least the window disappeared.

This could be a feature request for Max 5.1 if it isn't addressed 

already: Have a standalone react on opening with certain file types in a 

I guess this would turn Max much more into a general purpose developing 

Emmanuel Jourdan schrieb:
> I did an ugly hack once (well... maybe twice;)) for an application: I 
> was closing the window via applescript (shell + osascript / 
> tap.applescript). Not very elegant, but at least the window disappeared.

This could be a feature request for Max 5.1 if it isn't addressed 
already: Have a standalone react on opening with certain file types in a 
consistent way...
I guess this would turn Max much more into a general purpose developing 
platform than it is now...

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On 16 janv. 08, at 09:48, Oliver Larkin wrote:

> I'm trying to use an applescript but can't seem to get anything to 

> osascript -e 'tell application |MaxMSP| to close every window whose 

> I turned on "enable access to assistive devices". Do you have any 

I couldn't make this work either. I did that by using System Events 

        keystroke "W" using command down

Which makes that it use the command+< keyboard shortcut to switch to 

the next window, and command+w to close it.

> I'm trying to use an applescript but can't seem to get anything to  
> happen. Here's my script...
>
> osascript -e 'tell application |MaxMSP| to close every window whose  
> name is |hello.txt|'
>
> I turned on "enable access to assistive devices". Do you have any  
> ideas what is wrong with my script?

I couldn't make this work either. I did that by using System Events  
that way to emulate keyboard shortcuts:

tell application "YourMaxApp"
	activate
	tell application "System Events"
		keystroke "
		keystroke "W" using command down
	end tell
end tell

Which makes that it use the command+< keyboard shortcut to switch to  
the next window, and command+w to close it.

thanks, that's great! I needed to change the capital W to lower case e.g.

        keystroke "w" using command down

tell application "YourApp"
	activate
	tell application "System Events"
		keystroke "
		keystroke "w" using command down
	end tell
end tell


On 16 janv. 08, at 11:40, Stefan Tiedje wrote:

>> I did an ugly hack once (well... maybe twice;)) for an application: 

>> I was closing the window via applescript (shell + osascript / 

>> tap.applescript). Not very elegant, but at least the window 

> This could be a feature request for Max 5.1 if it isn't addressed 

> already: Have a standalone react on opening with certain file types 

> I guess this would turn Max much more into a general purpose 

> Emmanuel Jourdan schrieb:
>> I did an ugly hack once (well... maybe twice;)) for an application:  
>> I was closing the window via applescript (shell + osascript /  
>> tap.applescript). Not very elegant, but at least the window  
>> disappeared.
>
> This could be a feature request for Max 5.1 if it isn't addressed  
> already: Have a standalone react on opening with certain file types  
> in a consistent way...
> I guess this would turn Max much more into a general purpose  
> developing platform than it is now...

While your at it...Any chance we can have full control over the standalone menu bar in Max 5 too?

I modified some code from Philippe Gruchet so that the window of the text file that is opened is closed. Not sure if that is safer or not.

OSX Standalone File association