Re: I can't move Bob
Re: I can't move Bob
- Subject: Re: I can't move Bob
- From: Christopher Nebel <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 17:32:19 -0700
On Wednesday, June 27, 2001, at 09:16 AM, Michelle Borg wrote:
tell application "Finder" to set the position of the item named "Bob" to
(72, 47)
EXECUTION ERROR - Finder got an error: This window is the wrong kind
(e.g.
pop-up vs. normal) to use this command.
I have checked and double checked --- but Bob is not a pop-up window....
The usual reason for this error is that you're using Mac OS 9.0 and
you've got "always snap to grid" or "keep arranged by..." turned on for
the desktop. (See the View Options command in the Finder.) The error
message is very misleading.
You have two options: you can either set the icon arrangement to "none",
or you can upgrade to Mac OS 9.1, which will let you set the icon
position anyway.
--Chris Nebel
AppleScript Engineering