Re: Syntax for Finder 'exists' command?
Re: Syntax for Finder 'exists' command?
- Subject: Re: Syntax for Finder 'exists' command?
- From: Hanaan Rosenthal <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 11:42:07 -0500
- Organization: Custom Flow Solutions
Try this:
tell application "Finder"
exists item (importFolder & importFile)
end tell
Using item ensures that the statement will work regardless if the alias is a
file, folder, disk, etc.
Hanaan
> I am trying to determine if a file exists after a Finder 'move'
> command prior to using the file.
>
> In the code below, line 1 and 2 work as expected to get the info for
> the file. Line 3 works as expected and selects the file in the finder.
>
> However, line 4 always returns 'false', when I would expect it to
> return true since I know the file exists.
>
> What is wrong with my syntax?
>
> --
> Dennis Jones
> email@hidden
>
> -- code
> set importFolder to "fooFolder"
> set importFile to "fooFile"
> tell application "Finder"
> set this_item to (importFolder & importFile) as alias -- line 1
> set this_info to info for this_item -- line 2
> select (importFolder & importFile) -- line 3
> exists (importFolder & importFile) as alias -- line 4
> end tell
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