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Launch Services

The Mac OS X Launch Service launches applications with parameters.

• Globals
  • LaunchServicesAllHandlersForURLSchemeMBS(URLScheme as string) as LaunchServicesStringListMBS
  • LaunchServicesAllRoleHandlersForContentTypeMBS(ContentType as string, role as Integer) as LaunchServicesStringListMBS
  • LaunchServicesApplicationForInfoMBS(type as string, creator as string, extension as string, role as Integer) as folderitem
  • LaunchServicesApplicationForItemMBS(file as folderitem, role as Integer) as folderitem
  • LaunchServicesCanApplicationAcceptItemMBS(item as folderitem, targetapp as folderitem, role as Integer, flags as Integer) as boolean
  • LaunchServicesDefaultHandlerForURLSchemeMBS(URLScheme as string) as string
  • LaunchServicesDefaultRoleHandlerForContentTypeMBS(ContentType as string, role as Integer) as string
  • LaunchServicesDisplayNameForCFURLMBS(cfurlhandle as Integer) as string
  • LaunchServicesFindApplicationForInfoMBS(creator as string, bundleID as string, name as string) as folderitem
  • LaunchServicesItemInfoForCFURLMBS(cfurlhandle as Integer, WhichInfo as Integer) as LaunchServicesItemInfoMBS
  • LaunchServicesKindStringForCFURLMBS(cfurlhandle as Integer) as string
  • LaunchServicesOpenMBS(item as folderitem) as folderitem
  • LaunchServicesOpenXMBS(documents() as folderitem, parameter as LaunchServicesLaunchParameterMBS) as folderitem
  • LaunchServicesSetDefaultHandlerForURLSchemeMBS(URLScheme as string, BundleID as string) as Integer
  • LaunchServicesSetDefaultRoleHandlerForContentTypeMBS(ContentType as string, role as Integer, BundleID as string) as Integer
• Classes
  • class LaunchServicesApplicationListMBS
    • method Constructor
    • method Item(index as Integer) as folderitem
    • property Count as Integer
  • class LaunchServicesItemInfoMBS
    • method close
    • property AppIsScriptable as Boolean
    • property AppPrefersClassic as Boolean
    • property AppPrefersNative as Boolean
    • property Extension as String
    • property ExtensionIsHidden as Boolean
    • property IconFilename as String
    • property IsAliasFile as Boolean
    • property IsApplication as Boolean
    • property IsClassicApp as Boolean
    • property IsContainer as Boolean
    • property IsInvisible as Boolean
    • property IsNativeApp as Boolean
    • property IsPackage as Boolean
    • property IsPlainFile as Boolean
    • property IsSymlink as Boolean
    • property IsVolume as Boolean
    • property KindID as Integer
    • property MacCreator as String
    • property MacType as String
  • class LaunchServicesLaunchParameterMBS
    • method close
    • property Application as FolderItem
    • property Defaults as Boolean
    • property DontAddToRecents as Boolean
    • property DontSwitch as Boolean
    • property Hide as Boolean
    • property HideOthers as Boolean
    • property InClassic as Boolean
    • property InhibitBGOnly as Boolean
    • property LastError as Integer
    • property NewInstance as Boolean
    • property NoParams as Boolean
    • property Print as Boolean
    • property StartClassic as Boolean
  • class LaunchServicesStringListMBS
    • method Item(index as Integer) as string
    • property Count as Integer
• Class Extensions
  • class FolderItem
    • method isApplicationMBS as boolean
    • method isBundleMBS as boolean
    • method LaunchServicesApplicationForItemMBS(role as Integer) as folderitem
    • method LaunchServicesApplicationsForItemMBS(role as Integer) as LaunchServicesApplicationListMBS
    • method LaunchServicesCanApplicationAcceptItemMBS(TargetApp as folderitem, role as Integer, flags as Integer) as boolean
    • method LaunchServicesDisplayNameMBS as string
    • method LaunchServicesItemInfoMBS(WhichInfo as Integer) as LaunchServicesItemInfoMBS
    • method LaunchServicesKindStringMBS as string
    • method LaunchServicesOpenMBS as folderitem
    • method LaunchServicesRegisterMBS(update as boolean) as Integer
• Modules
  • module UTTypeMBS
    • method ConformsTo(UTI as string, ConformsToUTI as string) as boolean
    • method CreateAllIdentifiersForTag(inTagClass as string, inTag as string, inConformingToUTI as string) as string()
    • method CreatePreferredIdentifierForTag(inTagClass as string, inTag as string, inConformingToUTI as string) as string
    • method DeclaringBundleURL(UTI as string) as folderitem
    • method Description(UTI as string) as string
    • method Equal(UTI as string, SecondUTI as string) as boolean
    • method kUTExportedTypeDeclarationsKey as string
    • method kUTImportedTypeDeclarationsKey as string
    • method kUTTagClassFilenameExtension as string
    • method kUTTagClassMIMEType as string
    • method kUTTagClassNSPboardType as string
    • method kUTTagClassOSType as string
    • method kUTTypeAliasFile as string
    • method kUTTypeAliasRecord as string
    • method kUTTypeAppleICNS as string
    • method kUTTypeAppleProtectedMPEG4Audio as string
    • method kUTTypeApplication as string
    • method kUTTypeApplicationBundle as string
    • method kUTTypeApplicationFile as string
    • method kUTTypeArchive as string
    • method kUTTypeAudio as string
    • method kUTTypeAudiovisualContent as string
    • method kUTTypeBMP as string
    • method kUTTypeBundle as string
    • method kUTTypeCHeader as string
    • method kUTTypeCompositeContent as string
    • method kUTTypeConformsToKey as string
    • method kUTTypeContact as string
    • method kUTTypeContent as string
    • method kUTTypeCPlusPlusHeader as string
    • method kUTTypeCPlusPlusSource as string
    • method kUTTypeCSource as string
    • method kUTTypeData as string
    • method kUTTypeDescriptionKey as string
    • method kUTTypeDirectory as string
    • method kUTTypeDiskImage as string
    • method kUTTypeFileURL as string
    • method kUTTypeFlatRTFD as string
    • method kUTTypeFolder as string
    • method kUTTypeFramework as string
    • method kUTTypeGIF as string
    • method kUTTypeHEIC as string
    • method kUTTypeHEIF as string
    • method kUTTypeHTML as string
    • method kUTTypeICO as string
    • method kUTTypeIconFileKey as string
    • method kUTTypeIdentifierKey as string
    • method kUTTypeImage as string
    • method kUTTypeInkText as string
    • method kUTTypeItem as string
    • method kUTTypeJavaSource as string
    • method kUTTypeJPEG as string
    • method kUTTypeJPEG2000 as string
    • method kUTTypeJPEGXL as string
    • method kUTTypeMessage as string
    • method kUTTypeMountPoint as string
    • method kUTTypeMovie as string
    • method kUTTypeMP3 as string
    • method kUTTypeMPEG as string
    • method kUTTypeMPEG4 as string
    • method kUTTypeMPEG4Audio as string
    • method kUTTypeObjectiveCPlusPlusSource as string
    • method kUTTypeObjectiveCSource as string
    • method kUTTypePackage as string
    • method kUTTypePDF as string
    • method kUTTypePICT as string
    • method kUTTypePlainText as string
    • method kUTTypePNG as string
    • method kUTTypeQuickTimeImage as string
    • method kUTTypeQuickTimeMovie as string
    • method kUTTypeReferenceURLKey as string
    • method kUTTypeResolvable as string
    • method kUTTypeRTF as string
    • method kUTTypeRTFD as string
    • method kUTTypeSourceCode as string
    • method kUTTypeSymLink as string
    • method kUTTypeTagSpecificationKey as string
    • method kUTTypeText as string
    • method kUTTypeTIFF as string
    • method kUTTypeTXNTextAndMultimediaData as string
    • method kUTTypeURL as string
    • method kUTTypeUTF16ExternalPlainText as string
    • method kUTTypeUTF16PlainText as string
    • method kUTTypeUTF8PlainText as string
    • method kUTTypeVCard as string
    • method kUTTypeVersionKey as string
    • method kUTTypeVideo as string
    • method kUTTypeVolume as string
    • method kUTTypeWebArchive as string
    • method kUTTypeXML as string
    • method PreferredTagWithClass(inUTI as string, inTagClass as string) as string
    • method UTI(file as folderitem) as string
• Examples
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  • /DynaPDF/DynaPDF Transparency Color Test
  • /DynaPDF/Raster/RenderPDFFile Test with Color Management
  • /GraphicsMagick/ImageMagick7/ImageMagick 7 List Magicks
  • /Images/GIF/Gif Test
  • /Java/JavaDatabase/JavaDatabase SQLite blob
  • /MacFrameworks/FSEvents/FSEvents on Boot Device Console
  • /MacOSX/Show DateAdded with Spotlight
  • /Picture/Icon/DropFile to see icon
  • /VLC/Play audio
• Blog Entries
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  • MBS Xojo Plugins, version 19.4pr1
  • MBS Xojo Plugins, version 19.0pr6
  • MBS Xojo / Real Studio Plugins, version 13.4pr2
  • MBS Real Studio Plugins, version 12.1pr2
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  • MBS REALbasic Plugins Version 10.4 release notes

Release notes

• Version 25.0
  • Added kUTTypeJPEGXL, kUTTypeHEIF and kUTTypeHEIC to UTTypeMBS module.
• Version 19.5
  • Upgraded isApplicationMBS, isBundleMBS, LaunchServicesCanApplicationAcceptItemMBS, LaunchServicesApplicationForItemMBS, LaunchServicesItemInfoMBS, LaunchServicesKindStringMBS, LaunchServicesDisplayNameMBS and LaunchServicesOpenMBS methods in FolderItem class to newer API.
  • Upgraded LaunchServicesOpenMBS, LaunchServicesApplicationForItemMBS, LaunchServicesCanApplicationAcceptItemMBS and LaunchServicesOpenXMBS global methods to use newer API.
• Version 19.4
  • Fixed problem with LaunchServicesFindApplicationForInfoMBS function.
• Version 19.0
  • Upgraded UTTypeMBS.UTI to newer API.

The items on this page are in the following plugins: MBS CURL Plugin, MBS DynaPDF Plugin, MBS GraphicsMagick Plugin, MBS Images Plugin, MBS Java Plugin, MBS MacFrameworks Plugin, MBS MacOSX Plugin, MBS Picture Plugin, MBS VLC Plugin.