Re: file types and UTIs don't mix in choose file
Re: file types and UTIs don't mix in choose file
- Subject: Re: file types and UTIs don't mix in choose file
- From: Emile Schwarz <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 11:17:43 +0200
The dictionary description is ... misleading:
<quote>
[of type list of string] : a list of file types or type identifiers. Only files
of the specified types will be selectable.
</quote>
The following script does not works (filter everything; you can't select a file):
tell application "Finder"
choose file of type {"TEXT"} -- It’s a file type
end tell
but that one works fine... (well, sort of):
tell application "Finder"
choose file of type {"TEXT", "ttro"} -- file type _AND_ file creator
end tell
I was surprised when I first read Matt message... then I re-read it a second
time, a third time, run Script Editor to write a piece of code and this message...
So, Matt, for me it is clearly a bug (either in the documentation and in running
the script.
BUT, change the documentation and... it’s a feature ;)
At last, on my nth time reading of your mail, I will love to been able to mix
both technologies, but the URI (IMHO) will replace file type, file creator, so
the dream is over.
Put black liquid paint with white liquid paint in the same can/box does not
gives black and white paint: some grey flavor will result ;)
Emile
email@hidden wrote:
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 18:00:50 -0700
From: Matt Neuburg <email@hidden>
Subject: file types and UTIs don't mix in choose file
To: <email@hidden>
Message-ID: <BF37AC52.DF59%email@hidden>
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In choose file, I'd like to specify a wide range of types. If I say
{"public.plain-text"} I can get a pretty wide range, but not old SimpleText
read-only docs. If I say {"public.plain-text", "ttro"} it doesn't work. If I
say {"TEXT", "ttro"} it does work. From this I conclude that if you try to
mix UTIs and four-letter file types you get your hand slapped. Is this a
bug? m.
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