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How to get NSString (Unix style path) from FSSpec

Answer 1

A:

I think below code will work fine..

If wrong please modify..

char * UnixPathFromFSSpec(FSSpec *sfile)
{
    char unixPath[2048];
    unixPath[0] = '\0';
    FSRef ref;

    if(FSpMakeFSRef(sfile, &ref) == noErr )
    {
        FSRefMakePath(&ref, unixPath, sizeof(unixPath));
    }

    return unixPath;
}

Dhanaraj 2010-02-09 13:34:07

Use `PATH_MAX` rather than hard-coding a number of bytes. You may also want to return `NULL` if either function fails, instead of returning an empty string; moreover, you've declared the array as a local variable, which means that it will stop existing when the function exits. You really should return an NSString instead of a C string.

Peter Hosey 2010-02-09 23:58:21

Answer 2

+2 A:

Create an FSRef for the FSSpec.
Create a CFURL for the FSRef.
Copy or get an NSString of the URL's file-system path, using either the CFURLCopyFileSystemPath function or the -[NSURL path] method.

Don't forget to release the CFURL, since you Created it. The same goes for the path, if you Copied it.

Peter Hosey 2010-02-10 00:02:09

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