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FileTools

FileTools

The FileTools plugin includes several patches for File Input and Output, as well as structure loading and saving.

  • File Info - provides information about a file, such as its size, type, and creation date.
  • File Type - Provides the UTI of a specified file.
  • String With File - Reads a file's contents into a String.
  • String With URL - Reads a URL's contents into a String.
  • Structure From File - Reads a QCStructure from a plist file.
  • Structure To File - Saves a structure to a plist.
  • Text File Writer - Saves a string to a file.
  • PDF Renderer - Display a PDF file.

Source code is available from GitHub.

Installation Instructions

Place the plugin file in
/Users/[you]/Library/Graphics/Quartz Composer Patches/
(Create the folder if it doesn't already exist.)

FileTools Releases

Date Version Download
2012.08.30 FileTools 1.1 Download Plugin     Download Compositions 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 Production
2012.04.02 FileTools 1.0 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 Production
2010.04.09 FileTools 20100409 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 Beta
2009.12.16 FileTools 0.5beta-20091216 10.4 10.5 10.6 Beta
2009.12.08 FileTools 0.4 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 Production
2009.05.30 FileTools 0.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 Production
2008.12.30 FileTools 0.2 10.4 10.5 10.6 Production
2008.09.09 FileTools 0.1 10.4 10.5 10.6 Production
2008.02.20 FileTools 20080220 10.4 10.5 10.6 Beta
2007.12.11 FileTools 20071211 10.4 10.5 10.6 Beta
2007.12.07 FileTools 20071207 10.4 10.5 10.6 Beta