Folder Type Constants

You can use folderType constants to specify a type of folder on a particular volume.



 
enum {

    kSystemFolderType                   = 'macs',

    kDesktopFolderType                  = 'desk',

    kTrashFolderType                    = 'trsh',

    kWhereToEmptyTrashFolderType        = 'empt',

    kPrintMonitorDocsFolderType         = 'prnt',

    kStartupFolderType                  = 'strt',

    kShutdownFolderType                 = 'shdf',

    kFontsFolderType                    = 'font',

    kAppleMenuFolderType                = 'amnu',

    kControlPanelFolderType             = 'ctrl',

    kExtensionFolderType                = 'extn',

    kPreferencesFolderType              = 'pref',

    kTemporaryFolderType                = 'temp',

    kExtensionDisabledFolderType        = 'extD',

    kControlPanelDisabledFolderType     = 'ctrD',

    kSystemExtensionDisabledFolderType  = 'macD',

    kStartupItemsDisabledFolderType     = 'strD',

    kShutdownItemsDisabledFolderType    = 'shdD',

    kApplicationsFolderType             = 'apps',

    kDocumentsFolderType                = 'docs',

    kVolumeRootFolderType               = 'root',

    kChewableItemsFolderType            = 'flnt',

    kApplicationSupportFolderType       = 'asup',

    kTextEncodingsFolderType            = 'tex',

    kStationeryFolderType               = 'odst',

    kOpenDocFolderType                  = 'odod',

    kOpenDocShellPlugInsFolderType      = 'odsp',

    kEditorsFolderType                  = 'oded',

    kOpenDocEditorsFolderType           = 'odf',

    kOpenDocLibrariesFolderType         = 'odlb',

    kGenEditorsFolderType               = 'edi',

    kHelpFolderType                     = 'hlp',

    kInternetPlugInFolderType           = 'net',

    kModemScriptsFolderType             = 'mod',

    kPrinterDescriptionFolderType       = 'ppdf',

    kPrinterDriverFolderType            = 'prd',

    kScriptingAdditionsFolderType       = 'scr',

    kSharedLibrariesFolderType          = 'lib',

    kVoicesFolderType                   = 'fvoc',

    kControlStripModulesFolderType      = 'sdev',

    kAssistantsFolderType               = 'ast',

    kUtilitiesFolderType                = 'uti',

    kAppleExtrasFolderType              = 'aex',

    kContextualMenuItemsFolderType      = 'cmnu',

    kMacOSReadMesFolderType             = 'mor',

    kALMModulesFolderType               = 'walk',

    kALMPreferencesFolderType           = 'trip',

    kALMLocationsFolderType             = 'fall',

    kColorSyncProfilesFolderType        = 'prof',

    kThemesFolderType                   = 'thme',

    kFavoritesFolderType                = 'favs',

    kInternetFolderType                 = 'int',

    kAppearanceFolderType               = 'appr',

    kSoundSetsFolderType                = 'snds',

    kDesktopPicturesFolderType          = 'dtp',

    kInternetSearchSitesFolderType      = 'issf',

    kFindSupportFolderType              = 'fnds',

    kFindByContentFolderType            = 'fbcf',

    kInstallerLogsFolderType            = 'ilgf',

    kScriptsFolderType                  = 'scr',

    kFolderActionsFolderType            = 'fasf',

    kLauncherItemsFolderType            = 'laun',

    kRecentApplicationsFolderType       = 'rapp',

    kRecentDocumentsFolderType          = 'rdoc',

    kRecentServersFolderType            = 'rsvr',

    kSpeakableItemsFolderType           = 'spki'

};

typedef OSType FolderType;

Constant descriptions

kSystemFolderType: Specifies the System Folder.
kDesktopFolderType: Specifies the Desktop Folder.
kTrashFolderType: Specifies the single-user Trash folder.
kWhereToEmptyTrashFolderType: Specifies the shared Trash folder; on a file server, this indicates the parent directory of all logged-on users' Trash subdirectories.
kPrintMonitorDocsFolderType: Specifies the PrintMonitor Documents folder in the System Folder.
kStartupFolderType: Specifies the Startup Items folder in the System Folder.
kShutdownFolderType: Specifies the Shutdown Items folder in the System Folder.
kAppleMenuFolderType: Specifies the Apple Menu Items folder in the System Folder.
kControlPanelFolderType: Specifies the Control Panels folder in the System Folder.
kExtensionFolderType: Specifies the Extensions folder in the System Folder.
kFontsFolderType: Specifies the Fonts folder in the System Folder.
kPreferencesFolderType: Specifies the Preferences folder in the System Folder.
kTemporaryFolderType: Specifies the Temporary folder. This folder exists as an invisible folder at the volume root.
kExtensionDisabledFolderType: Specifies the Extensions (Disabled) folder in the System Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kControlPanelDisabledFolderType: Specifies the Control Panels (Disabled) folder in the System Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kSystemExtensionDisabledFolderType: Specifies the System Extensions (Disabled) folder in the System Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kStartupItemsDisabledFolderType: Specifies the Startup Items (Disabled) folder in the System Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kShutdownItemsDisabledFolderType: Specifies the Shutdown Items (Disabled) folder in the System Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kApplicationsFolderType: Specifies the Applications folder installed at the root level of the volume. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kDocumentsFolderType: Specifies the Documents folder. This folder is created at the volume root. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kVolumeRootFolderType: Specifies the root folder of a volume. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kChewableItemsFolderType: Specifies the invisible folder on the system disk called "Cleanup at Startup" whose contents are deleted when the system is restarted, instead of merely being moved to the Trash. When the FindFolder function indicates this folder is available (by returning noErr ), developers should usually use this folder for their temporary items, in preference to the Temporary Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kApplicationSupportFolderType: Specifies the Application Support folder in the System Folder. This folder contains code and data files needed by third-party applications. These files should usually not be written to after they are installed. In general, files deleted from this folder remove functionality from an application, unlike files in the Preferences folder, which should be non-essential. One type of file that could be placed here would be plug-ins that the user might want to maintain separately from any application, such as for an image-processing application that has many "fourth-party" plug-ins that the user might want to upgrade separately from the host application. Another type of file that might belong in this folder would be application-specific data files that are not preferences, such as for a scanner application that needs to read description files for specific scanner models according to which are currently available on the SCSI bus or network. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kTextEncodingsFolderType: Specifies the Text Encodings folder in the System Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kStationeryFolderType: Specifies the OpenDoc stationery folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kOpenDocFolderType: Specifies the OpenDoc root folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kOpenDocShellPlugInsFolderType: Specifies the OpenDoc shell plug-ins folder in the OpenDoc folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kEditorsFolderType: Specifies the OpenDoc editors folder in the Mac OS folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kOpenDocEditorsFolderType: Specifies the OpenDoc subfolder in the Editors folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kOpenDocLibrariesFolderType: Specifies the OpenDoc libraries folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kGenEditorsFolderType: Specifies a general editors folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kHelpFolderType: Specifies the Help folder in the System Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kInternetPlugInFolderType: Specifies the Browser Plug-ins folder in the System Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kModemScriptsFolderType: Specifies the Modem Scripts folder in the Extensions folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kPrinterDescriptionFolderType: Specifies the Printer Descriptions folder in the Extensions folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kPrinterDriverFolderType: Specifies the printer drivers folder. This constant is not currently supported.
kScriptingAdditionsFolderType: Specifies the Scripting Additions folder in the System Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kSharedLibrariesFolderType: Specifies the general shared libraries folder. This constant is not currently supported.
kVoicesFolderType: Specifies the Voices folder in the Extensions folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kControlStripModulesFolderType: Specifies the Control Strip Modules folder in the System Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kAssistantsFolderType: Specifies the Assistants folder installed at the root level of the volume. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kUtilitiesFolderType: Specifies the Utilities folder installed at the root level of the volume. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kAppleExtrasFolderType: Specifies the Apple Extras folder installed at the root level of the volume. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kContextualMenuItemsFolderType: Specifies the Contextual Menu Items folder in the System Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kMacOSReadMesFolderType: Specifies the Mac OS Read Me Files folder installed at the root level of the volume. Supported with Mac OS 8 and later.
kALMModulesFolderType: Specifies the Location Manager Modules folder in the Extensions Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8.1 and later.
kALMPreferencesFolderType: Specifies the Location Manager Prefs folder in the Preferences folder. Supported with Mac OS 8.1 and later.
kALMLocationsFolderType: Specifies the Locations folder in the Location Manager Prefs folder. Files containing configuration information for different locations are stored here. Supported with Mac OS 8.1 and later.
kColorSyncProfilesFolderType: Specifies the ColorSync Profiles folder in the System Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8.1 and later.
kThemesFolderType: Specifies the Theme Files folder in the Appearance folder. Supported with Mac OS 8.1 and later.
kFavoritesFolderType: Specifies the Favorites folder in the System Folder. This folder is for storing Internet location files, aliases, and aliases to other frequently used items. Facilities for adding items into this folder are found in Contextual Menus, the Finder, Navigation Services, and others. Supported with Mac OS 8.1 and later.
kInternetFolderType: Specifies the Internet folder installed at the root level of the volume. This folder is a location for saving Internet-related applications, resources, and tools. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later.
kAppearanceFolderType: Specifies the Appearance folder in the System Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later.
kSoundSetsFolderType: Specifies the Sound Sets folder in the Appearance folder. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later.
kDesktopPicturesFolderType: Specifies the Desktop Pictures folder in the Appearance folder. This folder is used for storing desktop picture files. Files of type 'JPEG' are auto-routed into this folder when dropped into the System Folder. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later.
kInternetSearchSitesFolderType: Specifies the Internet Search Sites folder in the System Folder. This folder contains Internet search site specification files used by the Find application when it accesses Internet search sites. Files of type 'issp' are auto-routed to this folder. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later.
kFindSupportFolderType: Specifies the Find folder in the Extensions folder. This folder contains files used by the Find application. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later.
kFindByContentFolderType: Specifies the Find By Content folder installed at the root level of the volume. This folder is invisible and its use is private to Find By Content. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later.
kInstallerLogsFolderType: Specifies the Installer Logs folder installed at the root level of the volume. You can use this folder to save installer log files. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later.
kScriptsFolderType: Specifies the Scripts folder in the System Folder. This folder is for saving AppleScript scripts. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later.
kFolderActionsFolderType: Specifies the Folder Action Scripts folder in the Scripts folder. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later.
kLauncherItemsFolderType: Specifies the Launcher Items folder in the System Folder. Items in this folder appear in the Launcher control panel. Items included in folders with names beginning with a bullet (Option-8) character will appear as a separate panel in the Launcher window. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later.
kRecentApplicationsFolderType: Specifies the Recent Applications folder in the Apple Menu Items folder. Apple Menu Items saves aliases to recent applications here. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later.
kRecentDocumentsFolderType: Specifies the Recent Documents folder in the Apple Menu Items folder. Apple Menu Items saves aliases to recently opened documents here. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later.
kRecentServersFolderType: Specifies the Recent Servers folder in the Apple Menu Items folder. Apple Menu Items saves aliases to recently mounted servers here. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later.
kSpeakableItemsFolderType: Specifies the Speakable Items folder. This folder is for storing scripts and items recognized by speech recognition. Supported with Mac OS 8.5 and later.