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Leopard Reference: Carbon
Carbon provides a number of high-level ways to share data or otherwise communicate between applications. Copy and paste, drag and drop, and messaging using AppleScript are a few examples.
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Apple Event Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for interapplication communication using Apple events.
 2007-07-13
Drag Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for dragging objects within the user interface.
 2006-07-12
HIArchive Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for storing and retrieving data in HIArchives.
 2005-08-11
Launch Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an API for opening documents, other applications, and URLs, in a way similar to the Finder or the Dock.
 2006-07-13
Open Scripting Architecture Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for compiling and executing scripts in applications and writing scripting components.
 2007-05-07
Pasteboard Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for creating and interacting with pasteboards.
 2007-06-29
Scrap Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the legacy C API used to copy items to and from the Clipboard. Replaced by the Pasteboard Manager.
 2007-12-11