Convert NSString to CFURLRef

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Published on 2010-04-10T18:36:30Z Indexed on 2010/04/10 18:43 UTC
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How can I convert a NSString that contains an absolute path to a file to a CFURLRef? I tried CFURLRef myFileUrl = CFURLCreateWithString(kCFAllocatorDefault, (CFStringRef)filePathString, NULL); and about half a dozend other ways.

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