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Re: Why isn't there a constant called finder?
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Re: Why isn't there a constant called finder?


  • Subject: Re: Why isn't there a constant called finder?
  • From: Paul Skinner <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 13:22:12 -0400

on 6/23/01 12:54 PM, Nigel Garvey wrote:

> Bryan wrote on Sat, 23 Jun 2001 01:58:15 -0400:
>
>> I put the following in the first line of all my scripts now:
>>
>> property finder : application "Finder"
>>
>> It accomplishes what you desire.
>
> Not with Mac OSses 8.6 or 9.0.4 (AppleScripts 1.3.7 or 1.4).
>
> NG
>

What does it do in these environments? Got an error number to go with this
statement?

>> Michelle Steiner wrote:
>
>>> Wouldn't it be nice if we could just type this?
>>>
>>> tell the finder
>>> --do something
>>> end tell

--
"AppleScript is digital duct tape."
Paul Skinner


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