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Re: Apple Script to make an alias

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Re: Apple Script to make an alias

Subject: Re: Apple Script to make an alias
From: email@hidden
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:28:11 -0400

Do you have any script that would actually make an alias file?

Charles Profitt
Sr. Network Technician
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Pittsford, NY 14534
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04/24/2008 08:07 AM

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Subject	Re: Apple Script to make an alias

has: Symbolic links aren't aliases. Aliases still work when you move the target... Anyway, the source of the confusion is the AppleScript "alias" type, which I have never understood, but which is totally different from Finder aliases, which in AppleScript are called "alias files". On 4/23/08, has <email@hidden> wrote: > On 23 Apr 2008, at 18:01, email@hidden wrote: > > > How would I make an alias to: /Volumes/<foldername> and place it on > > the desktop? > > > tell application "Finder" > make Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. AppleScript-Users mailing list (email@hidden) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: Archives: http://lists.apple.com/archives/applescript-users This email sent to email@hidden References: >Re: Apple Script to make an alias (From: "Mark J. Reed" <email@hidden>) Prev by Date: Re: Tiger & Leopard Together Next by Date: Copy folder shell scripting Previous by thread: Re: Apple Script to make an alias Next by thread: Re: Apple Script to make an alias Index(es): Date Thread