version 0.1

main.m

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+//
+//  main.m
+//  readDragboard
+//
+//  Read all file-URIs from the Mac OS X Drag Clipboard and print them to stdout
+//
+//
+//  Version:    0.1
+//  Date:       2014-03-15
+//  Copyright:  2014 Tobias Fischer
+//  License:    The MIT License (MIT)
+//  Website:    https://github.com/tofi86/readDragboard
+//
+//
+//  Helpful URLs:
+//  * https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/samplecode/ClipboardViewer/Introduction/Intro.html
+//  * https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/cocoa/conceptual/DragandDrop/Tasks/DraggingFiles.html
+//
+
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+#import <AppKit/NSPasteboard.h>
+
+int main(int argc, const char * argv[])
+{
+    @autoreleasepool {
+
+        // get Drag Clipboard
+        NSPasteboard *dragPasteboard = [NSPasteboard pasteboardWithName:NSDragPboard];
+
+        // if array NSFilenamesPboardType exists
+        if ( [[dragPasteboard types] containsObject:NSFilenamesPboardType] ) {
+
+            // read array
+            NSArray *files = [dragPasteboard propertyListForType:NSFilenamesPboardType];
+
+            // iterate array and print drag filenames to stdout
+            for (NSString *fileURL in files) {
+                printf("%s\n", [fileURL UTF8String]);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+    }
+}

readDragboard-Prefix.pch

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+//
+//  Prefix header
+//
+//  The contents of this file are implicitly included at the beginning of every source file.
+//
+
+#ifdef __OBJC__
+    #import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+#endif