Re: List Folders bug?
Re: List Folders bug?
- Subject: Re: List Folders bug?
- From: Paul Berkowitz <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:09:28 -0800
- Thread-topic: List Folders bug?
Well, how would you - and GetFileInfo - define "visible" and "invisible" in
that case? Most people define "invisible" as "can't see it".
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Paul Berkowitz
> From: Daniel Jalkut <email@hidden>
> Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 11:17:12 -0500
> To: Bill Cheeseman <email@hidden>
> Cc: AppleScript-Users Mail <email@hidden>
> Subject: Re: List Folders bug?
>
> The bug here is that the indicated items are not really "invisible" -
> they're just being omitted by the Finder.
>
> If you have dev tools installed try this:
>
> cd /
> /Developer/Tools/GetFileInfo mach
>
> attributes: avbstclinmedz
>
> Observe the lower case v, meaning "not invisible."
>
> Now try on another item like "Temporary Items" and observe the upper
> case V.
>
> So it appears that AppleScript is obeying the actual state of the
> items and the Finder is just kindly omitting them to keep you from
> being annoyed by them :)
>
> Daniel
>
> On Mar 16, 2006, at 6:28 AM, Bill Cheeseman wrote:
>
>> When I run this script:
>>
>> list folder (path to startup disk) without invisibles
>>
>> I get this result:
>>
>> {"Applications", "Developer", "Library", "mach", "mach.sym",
>> "System",
>> "Users"}
>>
>> But "mach" and "mach.sym" are invisible, as far as I can see when I
>> look at
>> the window.
>>
>> Do others see this too?
>>
>> --
>>
>> Bill Cheeseman - email@hidden
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>>
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>>
>>
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