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Re: Error-trapping alias properties
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Re: Error-trapping alias properties


  • Subject: Re: Error-trapping alias properties
  • From: Andy Wylie <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 11:49:47 +1200

on 29/3/02 9:17 AM, Paul Skinner at email@hidden wrote:

> Funny thing, I tried to test this and found a...bug?
> OS X 10.1.3 / AS 1.8.1. What OS / ASv are you using?
>
> --Script saved as an application
> property someFile : ""
> try
> someFile as alias
> on error
> set someFile to choose file
> end try
> display dialog someFile as text
> --end script
>
> This asks you to choose a file then stores an alias to the file in the
> property.
> It then displays the current path to the file in a dialog.
> If you move the file then run the script again it shows you the new path.
>
> cool so far.
>
> Now I trashed the file and ran the script again and...
> No error!
> And it displays the original path from the Choose File assignment!
> WTF?
>
--tested 8.6
-----------------------
property someFile : missing value
try
(get someFile as string) as alias
on error
set someFile to choose file
end try
display dialog someFile as text
-----------------------
on 29/3/02 2:48 AM, Paul Berkowitz at email@hidden wrote:

> Andy, please go back and read my message again. You're not "getting" it.

I wasn't clear and the examples were wrong sorry. The key seems to be 'as
string'

-----------------------
property someFile : missing value

if (get exists file (someFile as string) of application "Finder") = false
then
set someFile to choose file
end if
display dialog someFile as text

-----------------------
property someFile : missing value
display dialog someFile as text
try
(get exists file someFile of application "Finder")
on error number n
if n = -1700 then set someFile to choose file
return
end try

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