Re: Finder window help...
Re: Finder window help...
- Subject: Re: Finder window help...
- From: Mr Tea <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2003 18:51:30 +0000
This from Domains4Days.com - dated 04-01-03 05.10 pm:
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while I'm at it: I have two more quick questions...
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1 - is there a way to set - whatever the topmost window happens to be (
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Rather than a specific one) - like:
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set theFolder to [[[ the fontmost? / topmost? window ]]]
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set theFolder to target of Finder window 1 as alias
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OLD
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open file "main:goodstuff:test1.fp5"
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Or new?
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set theFolder to "main:goodstuff:test1.fp5"
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open file theFolder
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* My problem is: when folders and files are moved around - the script
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fails.
set theFolder to alias "main:goodstuff:test1.fp5"
...will keep track of it. Try saving and closing the script, moving or
renaming the item (but not to a different volume) and reopening the script.
It should reflect the changes.
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Question: is there some "try" routine - that if it doesn't find the file or
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folder - that a dialog window can have the user to find the location and
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have that permanently stored back in the AppleScript? If so, what would
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that look like? ( I'm not very good AppleScript as you can see - So any
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actual code would help greatly.)
tell application "Finder"
activate
try
open theFolder
on error
set theFolder to choose folder with prompt "Pick a folder..."
end try
--do stuff with theFolder
end tell
HTH
Mr Tea
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