2.2.1.1 Registering

Use the xfRegister function call to associate a specific UUID with a file transfer application. The xfRegister function call can accomplish one or more of these tasks:

• register or unregister the association of UUID and application.
• register the application to launch automatically to process transferred files for the UUID.
• register the application as the default file transfer application to receive files.

Only one application can be associated with a particular UUID, but any file transfer application can register more than one UUID. The last application to register as the default application or with a particular UUID becomes the current default file transfer application or the application associated with the particular UUID, respectively.

Usually, an application is registered when it is installed on a system. Alternatively, a specific application can be registered each time it is run.