Re: order in which the files are listed in droplet file list
Re: order in which the files are listed in droplet file list
- Subject: Re: order in which the files are listed in droplet file list
- From: Jason Bourque <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 17:49:40 -0400
On 8/21/01 12:03 PM, "Zsolt Magyar" <email@hidden> wrote:
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Thanks Jason, but
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this doesn't work:
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tell application "Finder"
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activate
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sort files of folder "Mac OS X:Users:zmagyar" by name
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end tell
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and I get:
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--> Finder got an error: every file of folder "Mac OS X:Users:zmagyar"
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doesn't understand the sort message.
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Maybe this is due to OSX (I'll try this tonight on 9)
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But even if it would work, I would need to sort and alias list i get from
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"on open" handler. Should sort command work on this kind of list?
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Tx,
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Zsolt
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> Subject: Re: order in which the files are listed in droplet file list
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> Well the finder has the power to change the order. Below is by name but you
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> on open these_items
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> if (count of these_items) > 1 then
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> tell application "Finder"
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> set these_items to sort these_items by name
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> end tell
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> end if
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> end
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> Jason Bourque
Yeah that was OS 9 code I sent you that I use often.
The code was specific to a list of aliases. The code would be different for
a window.
Record the action in the finder to see the syntax.
Good luck.
Jason