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Re: Finder error problem?
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Re: Finder error problem?


  • Subject: Re: Finder error problem?
  • From: "Nigel Garvey" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 14:48:30 +0000

Jim Brandt wrote on Mon, 6 Dec 2010 07:58:11 -0600:

>Does Finder have a problem correctly identifying the existence of
>filenames with leading zeros, or is this an AS problem?

It's a long-standing Finder bug which goes right back to Jaguar —
probably in every version of OS X.

>Is there a better way to check for the existence of the exact file
>name without jumping through hoops?

Get the Finder (or something else) to return the names and check those
with AppleScript.

NG
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