Re: 9.2.2 Update effects on applescript
Re: 9.2.2 Update effects on applescript
- Subject: Re: 9.2.2 Update effects on applescript
- From: Paul Berkowitz <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 20:43:03 -0800
On 12/10/01 8:29 PM, "email@hidden" <email@hidden> wrote:
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On Mon, 10 Dec 2001 21:17:33 -0500, I (email@hidden) said,
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> On Mon, 10 Dec 2001 12:26:46 -0600, "Brandon Carpenter"
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>> I have been expiriencing problems since my update of 9.2.1 to 9.2.2.
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>> Does anyone know where I can find info on the changes effecting > >
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applescript?
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>> set fileList to list folder of aFolder without invisibles
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>> errors with -> 1700 Can't make "Image_Folder:UPC:05677531932"
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>> into a item.
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> The command 'list folder' takes an alias as its argument.
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My bad. The dictionary for the command 'list folder' says it takes a file
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specification, and the comment say it takes an alias, a file specification, or
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a
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path. So your code should work.
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It works on my machine (OS 9.1, AS 1.5.5, SE 1.5.5, Standard Additions 1.6).
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There is no dependence on external coercion handlers, because I removed Akua
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Sweets and Jon's Commands and restarted, and the call still works.
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Maybe this problem is somehow related to the deprecation of the File System
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Spec
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as a data type under OS X.
i think the problem is the word "of", as I mentioned earlier.
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Paul Berkowitz