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  • Subject: Scripting Finder to open a hidden . folder...
  • From: "Stranathan, Dan" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:42:34 -0500
  • Acceptlanguage: en-US
  • Thread-topic: Scripting Finder to open a hidden . folder...

I'm trying to use an AppleScript to get the Finder to open a hidden folder that lives on a SMB network volume, but the script doesn't like the fact that the folder is hidden (it has a dot at the beginning of its name to avoid being accessed by accident)


Code: tell application "Finder" to open folder "Volumes:support:.ckpt"

Error: Finder got an error: Can't get folder "Volumes:support:.ckpt".


What's odd is that I have no problem pathing to the hidden folder using the Finder's native "Go to Folder..." GUI tool. I type in the path (Volumes/support/.ckpt). I can also drill into the folder from the Terminal as well (cd /Volumes/support/.ckpt).

Any ideas on how to make AppleScript handle this location without complaints?

Thanks

-Dan
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