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Leopard Guides: Carbon
File management consists of storing persistent information on a physical medium and retrieving that information later. Carbon provides several programming interfaces for gaining access to stored files, folders, and disc recordings. Developers can also create and display dialogs that solicit choices from users when they are opening and saving files.
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File System Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Conceptual information and guidelines describing the structure and usage of the Mac OS X file system.
 2008-07-11
Uniform Type Identifiers Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Describes uniform type identifiers and how to use them.
2008-04-08
Launch Services Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Explains how an application can open document files, other applications, and URLs.
 2007-08-23
Navigation Services Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Explains how to provide a user interface for navigating to, opening, and saving files.
2007-07-10
Spotlight Importer Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the role of metadata importers and how to write them.
 2007-05-27
Spotlight Query Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Describes how to add Spotlight searching to your applications.
 2006-03-08
Navigation Services for Carbon: An Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Introduces changes to the Navigation Services API for CarbonLib and Carbon in Mac OS X.
 2003-12-10