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Re: Dumb Finder scripting question
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Re: Dumb Finder scripting question


  • Subject: Re: Dumb Finder scripting question
  • From: Michelle Steiner <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:44:30 -0700

On Dec 14, 2007, at 6:00 PM, Mark J. Reed wrote:

On Dec 14, 2007 7:03 PM, Michelle Steiner <email@hidden> wrote:
on rootName(incoming_file)
tell application "Finder"
 if the name extension of the incoming_file is "" then
return the name of the incoming_file
else
set flag to extension hidden of the incoming_file
set the extension hidden of the incoming_file to true
set temp to the displayed name of the incoming_file
set the extension hidden of the incoming_file to the flag
end if
end tell
return temp
end rootName

Doesn't work OMM.  Still have the extension in |displayed name| even with |extension hidden| set to true. 

What versions of the OS and Applescript are you using?

And are you actually using those pipes around those properties?

-- Michelle

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