Re: Finder - getting file type
Re: Finder - getting file type
- Subject: Re: Finder - getting file type
- From: Bill Briggs <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 08:06:14 -0400
Title: Re: Finder - getting file type
At 7:40 AM +0000 12/23/04, DizzyPenguin wrote:
Hi all,
Is there anyone that can tell me why the
below first snippet would *randomly* fail (on a OSX 10.3.7 system)
while the second one doesn't, while choosing the same
file?
--
start
set x to choose file
tell
application "Finder" to
set y
to file type of
x
--end
Can't seem to get it to fail, but I'm not going to run it
any more. Half a dozen times is enough today. Most of the files on my
desktop don't sport a type code, but the script returns the ""
as expected. Those that do have a type code (Frame files) return
"FASL" as expected.
--
start
set x to choose file
set x to info for
x
tell
application "Finder" to
set y
to file type of
x
--end
This one has an unnecessary Finder call. You can simply do
this:
set x to
choose file -- OSAX
call
set x to
info for x -- OSAX
call
set y to
file type
of x -- PVA, no
Finder necessary
After line two, x will be a record of info, so just ask for the
file type from the record. Nothing needed from the Finder.
And given the day,
tell
"List"
if name is not in {"Grinch", "Bush", "Cheney", "Rummy"} then
say "Ho, ho, ho, and a merry Buck$ma$."
end if
end tell
Mercifully we're past the solstice and the days are getting
longer again.
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