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Re: OS X test for Class Folder...continues
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Re: OS X test for Class Folder...continues


  • Subject: Re: OS X test for Class Folder...continues
  • From: Rich Fortnum <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 11:19:54 -0500

christian vick chortled:

> If you coerce the path reference to a string, you can test for an folder by
> asking for the colon at the end:
>
> Set ThePath to (alias foo as string)
> If ThePath ends with ":" then display dialog "this is a folder!" buttons
> "OK"

Actually, won't work. Can't coerce this into a string, either as a direct
reference, or as a drop application.

> on open thisCD
> set ThePath to thisCD as string
> if ThePath ends with ":" then
> display dialog thisCD buttons "OK"
> else
> set myName to thisCD
> display dialog "yubba" buttons "OK"
> end if
> end open

Can't get that into a string to test to see if it's a folder


@@@ Rich Fortnum / Viaduct Productions / Toronto (EST)
@@@ Web Design / Databases / Internet Video / Wireless Data
@@@ email@hidden / http://www.viaduct-productions.com


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