Re: Is: Setting File & Creator Type access error
Re: Is: Setting File & Creator Type access error
- Subject: Re: Is: Setting File & Creator Type access error
- From: Paul Berkowitz <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:50:04 -0700
- Thread-topic: Is: Setting File & Creator Type access error
On 7/2/09 11:49 AM, "Philip Aker" <email@hidden> wrote:
>> Aren't you just making my original point, that it has nothing to do
>> with Finder vs. System Events, but rather to do with the necessity
>> of telling the direct object if you want to set a list of its
>> properties all at once?
>
> I was suggesting that you are eligible to retract the retraction :-).
>
>
>> I have hit the same thing with several other applications, in
>> particular Microsoft Entourage. But since I have not tried it with
>> every application, perhaps those who think it's related to the
>> application might come up with one where that matters. Perhaps both
>> conditions matter? Thanks for confirming that it doesn't have
>> anything to do with the Finder vs. System Events.
>
> Scripting behaviors are governed by the individual application. Since
> setting multiple properties of a file system object is handled both by
> the Finder and System Events using the same address form, surely one
> can say this is the standard behavior. Therefore I think that if an
> application overrides the standard behavior then it has the
> responsibility to document the deviance and can't really be a factor
> in determining whether or not you've been leading a sheltered life.
Thank you, sir. ;-)
--
Paul Berkowitz
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