Applescript grammar

Subject: Applescript grammar

From: Peter Baxter <email@hidden>

Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 21:31:12 +1000

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Hi people.

I'v got bad grammar and can't speak applespeak.

Part of a much larger script would run much faster if i could exclude files that have already been operated on. To do this, I wish to compare two folders: those that have been altered, and those in the original folder.

Parts of the script work like this:

tell application "Finder"

activate

select Finder window 1

set target of Finder window 1 to folder "Preview Folder" of folder "ReportSetup" of folder "LocalReports" of folder "Applications" of startup disk

set myPreviews to every file in the front window

end tell

if myChoice is "Year 7" then

select Finder window 1

set target of Finder window 1 to folder "7" of folder "PRINT_DOCUMENTS" of folder "Ararat Community College Quick Vic" of disk "Untitled"

etc

set thisList to every file in the front window that not (exists of myPreviews)

This is the offending instruction The objection is that the argument is illogical. What should I say to get the comparison?

Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside a dog, it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx

Peter Baxter

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