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Re: Porting FolderCount routine to OSX
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Re: Porting FolderCount routine to OSX


  • Subject: Re: Porting FolderCount routine to OSX
  • From: Paul Berkowitz <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2003 18:37:02 -0800

On 12/4/03 5:52 PM, "Jeff Handy" <email@hidden> wrote:

> This bit of code doesn't seem to work in OSX like it does in OS9. The
> FolderCount variable doesn't seem to want to set properly. Also, I'm
> using Script Debugger and the value of "count" is way off. There are
> only three folders but a value of 28 is showing up. I must be missing
> something here. Any help appreciated.
>
>
> Jeff Handy - Sr. Digital Media Specialist
> Bisk Education - Technology Development Dept.
> 9417 Princess Palm Avenue
> Tampa, FL 33619
> email@hidden
>
>
>
> tell application "Finder"
> try
> set the Folder_list to (every folder of the entire
> contents of folder QTtarget_fldr) as list
> set the FolderCount to (count of (every folder of the
> entire contents of folder QTtarget_fldr)) as text
> end try
> end tell
>
> set x to 1
>
> repeat (FolderCount) times
>
> --yadda, yadda
>
>
Why would you set something 'as text' and then expect it to still be an
integer that understands 'repeat [text] times' ? Why are you coercing 'as
text' anyway? What's that for? Leave it as an integer.

Also why get (every folder of the entire
contents of folder QTtarget_fldr) twice? It's a slow command. Set a
variable to it the first time and use the variable the second time. And you
don't need 'as list' when it's already a list.

tell application "Finder"
set Folder_list to (every folder of (the entire
contents of folder QTtarget_fldr))
set the FolderCount to (count Folder_list)
end tell

set x to 1

repeat (FolderCount) times


--
Paul Berkowitz
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