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Re: How do I format a number or Round a number?
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Re: How do I format a number or Round a number?


  • Subject: Re: How do I format a number or Round a number?
  • From: kai <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 15:43:11 +0100

on Sun, 12 Oct 2003 14:06:46 +0100, Nigel Garvey wrote:

> John Cochrane wrote on Sun, 12 Oct 2003 14:24:59 +1000:

[snip]

>> However I find that they both have problems if used to get the size of a
>> folder. The first time that the scripts are run they return a missing value.
>> If repeated they return a result...

[snip]

Interestingly, the Finder in OS 9 appears to wait until it has calculated a
useful value before replying...

> I can duplicate the 'missing value' effect in Mac OS X immediately after
> logging in. Forcing the Finder to 'update' the folder before getting its
> size seems to do the trick.

[snip]

> set theFolder to (choose folder)
> tell application "Finder"
> update theFolder with necessity
> repeat
> set {_physicalSize, _size} to theFolder's {physical size, size}
> if the result does not contain missing value then exit repeat
> end
> end tell

Since 'update' alone doesn't do it, Nigel - and the checking loop seems to
work here without 'update', I suspect that's where the solution really lies.

---
kai
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