Re: Delete me...
Re: Delete me...
- Subject: Re: Delete me...
- From: EBI Aktivitet <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2003 17:37:10 +0200
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> Having trouble with the simplest script...
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> tell application "Finder"
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> delete file "Path to the file to delete"
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> end tell
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> This will work well, just to suddenly stop working. Finder will pop up a
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> dialog, informing that it's preparing to move the file to trash, and give me
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> an error code of 2.
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> The file to delete always has the same name and path. I've noticed that some
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> properties of the file seem locked as well. Like trying to set the files
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> name for example. This strange behaviour then vanishes without warning, and
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> all works well, deleting, renaming, etc.
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> What could possibly be going on?
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Did you try to have Finder "update" the file before addressing it?
Hmm... Update... Would that be like doing something unprovocative, like
"Exists", "get name" etc? Enlighten me, please!
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