filePromiseProvider and writing to /private/var

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msw OP

Created Apr ’20

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I have an application that needs to use filePromiseProvider for drag-and-drop operations to other applications.

The problem I'm having is that the receiving applicaion (in this case, Pages) provides a desired destination in /private/var:

[MSWUtility64 filePromiseProvider:writePromiseToURL:completionHandler:] path:/private/var/folders/yg/gqmcypgs1p9dpyxsllkxt9zc0000gn/T/com.apple.iWork.Pages/com.apple.iWork.Pages_22418__607536614_6/IMG_0067.jpg

Obviously, this is a sandboxed location.

What entitlements need to be set to allow this?

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janabanana OP

Apr ’20

I am guessing this won't be something you can do in this manner and even if you could, it will probably break in a future update. Have you tried putting the image on the pasteboard and letting Pages get it from the pasteboard?

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msw OP

Apr ’20

That works only if the image data is available when the drag and drop operation is initiated. If the image itself resides on a remote server, it might not be available, which is why file promises are the safest route.

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