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Interapplication Communication
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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Public UTIs supported by Mac OS X v10.3
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QA1406: Lists the public UTIs (Uniform Type Identifiers) used by the Pasteboard in Mac OS X v10.3.
2005-02-08
Sending an Email
(HTML)
QA1084: Shows how to create an email in the user's prefered email application.
2004-11-05
Notifying the Finder of changed or newly created files
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QA1260: Recommended approach to notifying the Finder to update its open windows of a file creation or change.
2003-04-15
Retrieving Data from AEDesc Records - do not use the dataHandle field
(HTML)
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QA1139: Describes the correct way to access data stored in AEDesc records.
2002-04-10
Setting environment variables for user processes
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QA1067: Tells how to set environment variables for user processes.
2001-10-25
Installing input methods on Mac OS X
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QA1054: Describes how to install and use input methods on Mac OS X.
2001-09-14
Calling AppleScript from an Application
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QA1026: Describes how to call an AppleScript from an application written in C.
2001-04-10
Deselecting Icons in the Finder
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IC04: Shows how to programmatically deselect icons in the Finder.
1997-07-11
Related Carbon Interapplication Communication Links
Carbon Development "Tips and Tricks"
Carbon Topic Page
O'Reilly Mac DevCenter