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Re: 2 queries - file/creator type and do shell "rm"
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Re: 2 queries - file/creator type and do shell "rm"


  • Subject: Re: 2 queries - file/creator type and do shell "rm"
  • From: Emmanuel <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 10:09:34 +0100

At 8:26 PM +0000 26/02/04, DizzyPenguin wrote:
>Is there any explanation why the following would throw an error when
>setting the file/creator type on 2 systems out of hundreds? Even with
>the error, the file gets created with the data in, but the file type is
>"TEXT" and creator is "ttxt". (I haven't got the error message per say
>because it doesn't occur on my system).

Maybe the systems where it does not work have installed some not-so-safe Scripting Additions. For more specific information, check the "Troubleshooting" section at:
<http://www.satimage-software.com/en/releasesmilex.html>

On the other hand, even under 10.2.8 the Finder sometimes gets broken and you have to logout.

>on delete_file(the_file)
> do shell script "rm " & (quoted form of POSIX path of the_file)
>end delete_file

Too hot for me, if no-one replies you'll have to wait until CN wakes up :-)

Emmanuel
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