How to get original path when alias fails to resolve
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How can the original target path be programatically retrieved when the alias fails to resolve?
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let resolutionOptions: URL.BookmarkResolutionOptions = [
.withoutUI, .withoutMounting
]
let _ = try URL(resolvingAliasFileAt: fileURL, options: resolutionOptions)
catch _
// since non-resolvable, then retrieve & print original target string
The existing StackOverflow question "Getting alias path of file in swift" does not cover original target path retrieval for the situation of a non-resolvable alias.
The information would seem to be available somehow because the Finder GUI Get Info will still show the Original: /Some/Path even if the original is not found or available.
Also, mdls metadata listing did not provide the original target path.
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How can the original target path be programatically retrieved when the alias fails to resolve?
do
let resolutionOptions: URL.BookmarkResolutionOptions = [
.withoutUI, .withoutMounting
]
let _ = try URL(resolvingAliasFileAt: fileURL, options: resolutionOptions)
catch _
// since non-resolvable, then retrieve & print original target string
The existing StackOverflow question "Getting alias path of file in swift" does not cover original target path retrieval for the situation of a non-resolvable alias.
The information would seem to be available somehow because the Finder GUI Get Info will still show the Original: /Some/Path even if the original is not found or available.
Also, mdls metadata listing did not provide the original target path.
swift macos
asked Nov 11 at 20:41
l --marc l
3,84822745
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2
down vote
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up vote
2
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How can the original target path be programatically retrieved when the alias fails to resolve?
do
let resolutionOptions: URL.BookmarkResolutionOptions = [
.withoutUI, .withoutMounting
]
let _ = try URL(resolvingAliasFileAt: fileURL, options: resolutionOptions)
catch _
// since non-resolvable, then retrieve & print original target string
The existing StackOverflow question "Getting alias path of file in swift" does not cover original target path retrieval for the situation of a non-resolvable alias.
The information would seem to be available somehow because the Finder GUI Get Info will still show the Original: /Some/Path even if the original is not found or available.
Also, mdls metadata listing did not provide the original target path.
swift macos
asked Nov 11 at 20:41
l --marc l
3,84822745
How can the original target path be programatically retrieved when the alias fails to resolve?
do
let resolutionOptions: URL.BookmarkResolutionOptions = [
.withoutUI, .withoutMounting
]
let _ = try URL(resolvingAliasFileAt: fileURL, options: resolutionOptions)
catch _
// since non-resolvable, then retrieve & print original target string
The existing StackOverflow question "Getting alias path of file in swift" does not cover original target path retrieval for the situation of a non-resolvable alias.
The information would seem to be available somehow because the Finder GUI Get Info will still show the Original: /Some/Path even if the original is not found or available.
Also, mdls metadata listing did not provide the original target path.
swift macos
swift macos
asked Nov 11 at 20:41
l --marc l
3,84822745
asked Nov 11 at 20:41
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I think you can load the bookmark data using URL.bookmarkData(withContentsOf:), then use resourceValues(forKeys:fromBookmarkData:) with [.pathKey] as the keys. Then, query the path of the returned URLResourcesKey object.
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I think you can load the bookmark data using URL.bookmarkData(withContentsOf:), then use resourceValues(forKeys:fromBookmarkData:) with [.pathKey] as the keys. Then, query the path of the returned URLResourcesKey object.
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I think you can load the bookmark data using URL.bookmarkData(withContentsOf:), then use resourceValues(forKeys:fromBookmarkData:) with [.pathKey] as the keys. Then, query the path of the returned URLResourcesKey object.
answered Nov 11 at 21:30
Ken Thomases
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up vote
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I think you can load the bookmark data using URL.bookmarkData(withContentsOf:), then use resourceValues(forKeys:fromBookmarkData:) with [.pathKey] as the keys. Then, query the path of the returned URLResourcesKey object.
answered Nov 11 at 21:30
Ken Thomases
69k669105
I think you can load the bookmark data using URL.bookmarkData(withContentsOf:), then use resourceValues(forKeys:fromBookmarkData:) with [.pathKey] as the keys. Then, query the path of the returned URLResourcesKey object.
answered Nov 11 at 21:30
Ken Thomases
69k669105
answered Nov 11 at 21:30
Ken Thomases
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answered Nov 11 at 21:30
Ken Thomases
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answered Nov 11 at 21:30
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