Re: Unlocking files in the Finder - solved
Re: Unlocking files in the Finder - solved
- Subject: Re: Unlocking files in the Finder - solved
- From: Emmett Gray <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 13:19:25 -0500
I figured this out. The files I was trying to unlock were downloaded
in a zip archive and when unzipped they ended up locked and without
file type or creator. The error I was getting (undecipherable in OS
9.2.2, but I tried again using OS 8.6) said that the files were busy!
When I used ResEdit to get info, that's when I discovered that there
was no file type or creator, but they sure were not busy. I used a
utility called ChangeTypeCreator to give them all a type and creator
and then my script ran OK under both 8.6 and 9.2.2.
I think this should be considered an AS/Finder bug and it is
long-standing, obviously (but at least with a slightly more useful
error message in 8.6). I guess the Finder just doesn't like mystery
files.
--Emmett
On Sat, 23 Mar 2002 11:58:23 -0500, Emmett Gray <email@hidden> wrote:
I'm trying to write a script to unlock files. I can find the locked
files and show them, but I can't seem to unlock them. AS 1.6/Standard
Additions 1.6, OS 9.2.2.
tell application "Finder"
repeat with theItem in fileList
set theItem to theItem as string
if the locked of alias theItem is true then
display dialog "this one locked: " & theItem -- correctly
displays locked files
set the locked of alias theItem to false -- this produces an error
end if
end repeat
end tell
TIA for help
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