RE: Droplet for CD
RE: Droplet for CD
- Subject: RE: Droplet for CD
- From: Malcolm Fitzgerald <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 12:25:45 +1000
Yes that works but the description contains more than just "CD-ROM disc" so
I changed "is" to "contains" and it works. But what a kludge! There must be
a better way to do this with built-in Scripting additions. I doubt that
Apple means for us to use the description field to identify devices. I just
don't under stand why the info for the item has no data about it's type of
media. Clearly the system knows what type of media or it could not access it
properly. I wish there was an answer. Every time I use applescript I feel
like I'm using duct tape.
What programming language isn't? (that's not a rhetorical question,
although it seems to me that all languages expand to fulfill user's
needs. You start out with a nice, neat tool-set but after a little
while you discover that you're using an all-in-one spanner, a pair of
pliers and the duct tape.)
by the way, using "contains" may generate odd results because the
description of other items may include the words "cd-rom disc", but
this bit of duct tape and wire should narrow the field.
tell application "Finder" to get description of selection
set CDROM to (paragraph 1 of result is "CD-ROM DISC")
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