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Re: Unlocking files in the Finder
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Re: Unlocking files in the Finder


  • Subject: Re: Unlocking files in the Finder
  • From: Jean-Marie Hoornaert <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 18:16:21 +0100

Le samedi 23 mars 2002 a 11:58, Emmett Gray ecrit :

>I'm trying to write a script to unlock files. I can find the locked
>files and show them, but I can't seem to unlock them. AS 1.6/Standard
>Additions 1.6, OS 9.2.2.
>
>tell application "Finder"
> repeat with theItem in fileList
> set theItem to theItem as string
> if the locked of alias theItem is true then
> display dialog "this one locked: " & theItem -- correctly
>displays locked files
> set the locked of alias theItem to false -- this produces an error
> end if
> end repeat
>end tell

On my MacOS 9.1 with AS 1.6, it works fine.
But only with files, not with folders.
Are you sure you only have files in "fileList".

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