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Re: Original item in Finder

Subject: Re: Original item in Finder
From: Dave Lyons <email@hidden>
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 19:31:12 -0700

On Aug 30, 2005, at 1:05 PM, Adam Wuellner wrote:

... the point of confusion here is the dual definitions of 'alias'. Finder has aliases - those shortcuts to existing files that you create in the Finder by command-option dragging a file or folder's icon. Those are the things of which you can ask for the original item. ...

Exactly right. Note that the AppleScript class name for a Finder alias file is "alias file" and not just "alias". (Similarly, Finder offers an "application file" class which is not the same as "application".)

Cheers,

--Dave
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