On Apr 1, 2008, at 2:59 PM, Marc Respass wrote:
Hi All,
I haven't registered for a creator code since System 7.5. Apple has
information and registration page (http://developer.apple.com/datatype/index.html
) about it but no indication if it's actually still required. Can
anyone tell me if it is still required or maybe point me at the
right information?
Here's a FAQ, but it's kinda vague on the "why":
<http://developer.apple.com/faq/datatype.html>
While not required, you can still use creator codes for your
documents. I do this myself as well as to provide an extension. It's
useful to disambiguate cases where your app works with files that have
a common extension. Those files created by your app can have the
proper creator code set on them. Otherwise, users may need to
manually specify what app to open the document.
I also know that you're still required to register a creator code for
at least one other thing (cannot think of it now). Bonjour service?
I know I recently saw this on some page of the developer site; it
reminded you to register a creator code for some reason.
I think it may also useful when dealing with Apple Events. Though
that may only be needed when working with events at a lower level?
The high-level Cocoa APIs may not need such info.
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