Re: Error-trapping alias properties
Re: Error-trapping alias properties
- Subject: Re: Error-trapping alias properties
- From: Paul Berkowitz <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 07:28:00 -0800
On 3/30/02 7:18 AM, I wrote:
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On 3/30/02 1:41 AM, "Andy Wylie" <email@hidden> wrote:
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>> Thanks to all who contributed. A successful conclusion.
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> aw c'mon!, spot the difference...
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> property someFile : "excuse me"
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> try
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> (someFile as string) as alias
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> display dialog someFile as text
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> on error
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> set someFile to choose file with prompt "%0 isagonner-->" & (someFile)
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> end try
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> do you need the reference?
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> Can you confirm this will or not suffice?
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It will! Sorry, Andy. This does the same thing much more succinctly. I've
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tried it both in and between OS 10.1.3 and 9.2.2, but my 9.2.2 has Akua
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and Jon's. (It's dangerous to make assumptions about this sort of thing
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where their string to alias coercions may be in play, but they can't
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possibly be affecting the 10.1.3, so I'm pretty confident it will be all
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right. Same conditions as the other version.) You were testing it on OS
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8.6, yes? Was that without Akua and Jon's (i.e. after removing them from
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Scripting Additions folder and rebooting computer?)
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I'm sorry I missed that gem first time around, Andy. And you were there
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first.
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or
try
alias (someFile as string)
Same thing, even neater, and probably what Emmanuel was already getting at,
in his laconic manner.
--
Paul Berkowitz
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