Re: How to read binary plist files with RB?

[Arnaud Nicolet <anic297@mac.com>]

Le 29 janv. 09 à 23:27 (soir), Thomas Tempelmann a écrit:

> (lots of enough-times-repeated-quotes finally removed)
>
> > Looking at the code, the CFPreference.Sync method is initialised  
> > using the
> > pointer "CurrentApplication", taken from
> > CFBundle 
> > .CarbonFramework 
> > .DataPointerNotRetained("kCFPreferencesCurrentApplication").
> > This appears to be taken from the Bundle (by the way, it means I  
> > can't
> > debug, just try in the built app).
> You're not using the code I gave you. Instead, you are confusing
> CFPreference with CFPropertyList.
>
> CFPropertyList is what you need to use, just as I had shown you. Look
> at the test code in CoreFoundation._TestSelf, where it says:
>
>   // Test CFBundle and CFPropertyList
>
> About 10 times further down, starting with
>
>   dim rs as new CFReadStream (url)
>
> is the code that reads a plist from a file, modifies it, and writes  
> it back.
> That's what you need.
>
> CFPreferences is only for your app's prefs and nothing else.
Ah yes, that makes sense. Thank you!
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