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Re: Why doesn't "choose from list (name of processes)" work?
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Re: Why doesn't "choose from list (name of processes)" work?


  • Subject: Re: Why doesn't "choose from list (name of processes)" work?
  • From: "Marc K. Myers" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 12:24:51 -0400
  • Organization: [very little]

> Subject: Why doesn't "choose from list (name of processes)" work?
> Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 06:59:08 -0700
> From: Michelle Steiner <email@hidden>
> To: "AppleScript List" <email@hidden>
>
> tell application "Finder"
> choose from list (name of processes)
> end tell
> --> Finder got an error: Some data was the wrong type.
>
> However the following works just fine,
>
> tell application "Finder"
> set foo to name of processes
> choose from list foo
> end tell

It must be one of those "what gets resolved first" issues, because this works:

tell application "Finder"
choose from list (get name of processes)
end tell

Marc K. Myers <email@hidden>
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(440) 331-1074

[6/30/01 12:24:35 PM]


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