> Steve Cronin (steve_cro...@mac.com) on 2008-12-28 8:41 PM said: > >> I have an application which will have an optional helper NSStatusItem. >> The statusItem is a stand-alone application which can be installed as >> a LoginItem. >> >> I want this status item to be able to read the preferences file from >> the application. > > No need to drop to CFPreferences. Let's say your 2 bundle identifiers > are "com.cronin.mainapp" and "com.cronin.helper". > > In your helper app, just do this: > > NSUserDefaults* sud = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults]; > [sud addSuiteNamed:@"com.cronin.mainapp"]; > > Sean
In my helper app I use: userDefaults = [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] persistentDomainForName:kMainAppIdent]; You just need to make sure there is no chance of the helper and the host writing at the same time to the same file. Trygve _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
