Re: Resolve alias
Re: Resolve alias
- Subject: Re: Resolve alias
- From: Paul Berkowitz <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 13:00:17 -0700
On 10/16/03 12:16 PM, "John Fountain" <email@hidden> wrote:
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Does anyone have any idea how to get the path to the original file from
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an alias in osX? in os9 you could use a 3rd party scripting addition
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or the standard additions to get the info. I can't seem to find this
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same functionality in osX.
If you're referring to 'alias files' (as seen on your hard disk), the 'alias
file' class in the Finder's dictionary has an 'original item' property.
That's what you want.
'alias' on its own is an AppleScript term that keeps track of a file on your
computer even when you change its name or location. Don't mistake it for the
Finder's 'alias file' (same as what we call "alias" outside of AppleScript).
--
Paul Berkowitz
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