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Re: Basic script blues ;-)
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Re: Basic script blues ;-)


  • Subject: Re: Basic script blues ;-)
  • From: Bernard Azancot <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 20:43:22 +0200


Le 27 mars 05, à 20:17, deivy petrescu a écrit :

-- 2nd script: wrong --

try
	tell application "Finder"
		set Folder1 to folder ("IBM 01:Users:parents:Desktop:Foo")
-- Folde1 is an alias to a folder
if not (exists folder (Folder1 & ":Folder2")) then
folder Folder1 is wrong, either take folder from the definition of Folder1, i.e.

set Folder1 to ("IBM 01:Users:parents:Desktop:Foo")

or, change the if... then. i.e.

if not (exists folder ("" & Folder1 & ":Folder2")) then

Hope this helps!

OK. Works fine with set Folder1 to ("IBM 01:Users:parents:Desktop:Foo").

Why is the
Folder1 to folder ("IBM 01:Users:parents:Desktop:Foo")
considered as an alias to a folder ?

Whats the trick of
if not (exists folder ("" & Folder1 & ":Folder2"))

Thanks Deivy

Regards
Bernard


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