Re: How to open Package folder?
Re: How to open Package folder?
- Subject: Re: How to open Package folder?
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 10:29:58 +0100
>
> >> Instead of launching an application, how can we ask the Finder to
>
>>> open the
>
>>> package folder (via AppleScript, that is)? Thank you.
>
>>
>
>> Something like this might work (tested on OS X). It opens the
>
>> contents
>
>> folder.
>
>>
>
>> tell application "Finder"
>
>> open container of container of application file id "POrg" -- Palm
>
>> Desktop
>
> > end tell
>
>
>
> Rob,
>
>
>
> Actually you're snippet opens up the folder containing the folder
>
> containing the application!
>
> But I quite like working with application ID's, so I thought I'd throw
>
> in my own version based on Paul's snippet and yours.
>
>
>
> tell application "Finder"
>
> --activate
>
> set app_ to application file id "ttxt" as Unicode text -- TextEdit
>
> application
>
> set theContents to folder (app_ & ":Contents:MacOS:")
>
> reveal theContents
>
> end tell
>
>
I admit that I didn't test it beyond Palm Desktop so I guess it needs
>
to be adapted on an application by application basis. On my machine:
>
>
tell application "Finder"
>
container of container of application file id "POrg" as text
>
end tell
>
--> My Hard Drive:Applications:Palm:Palm Desktop:Contents:
>
Or better (slimmer!) yet...
tell application "Finder"
--activate
set app_ to application file id "ttxt" as Unicode text -- TextEdit
application
open folder (app_ & ":Contents") --as Unicode text
end tell
--
DizzyPenguin autoMAC-it
mailto:email@hidden
visit:
http://www.dizzypenguin.com/automac-it/
_______________________________________________
applescript-users mailing list | email@hidden
Help/Unsubscribe/Archives:
http://www.lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/applescript-users
Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored.