CurlsMBS + file preview

[Mark_Sweeney]

I’m working on my own ftp app. Have uploads, downloads and directory working. However, I haven’t been able to find a way to get a file preview/Quicklook/Icon information.

Is there a simple way to do this that doesn’t involve downloading the entire file just to an icon preview/image?

[Christian_Schmitz]

Well, you can ask for an icon based on file type or with a temp path with same name:

• shared method iconForFile(file as folderitem) as NSImageMBS
• shared method iconForFiles(files() as folderitem) as NSImageMBS
• shared method iconForFileType(filetype as string) as NSImageMBS

So you could use special.tempory.child(name ) and ask for icon even if the file doesn’t exist.

[Mark_Sweeney]

Thank you! The part below was what I needed.

• shared method iconForFileType(filetype as string) as NSImageMBS