Apple

tell application "Finder"
activate
if exists Finder window 1 then -- make sure there is a window
set wdw to Finder window 1
tell wdw
if current view of wdw is not list view then
set current view to list view
end if
set {x} to its list view options as string
display dialog x
tell its list view options
set visible of column kind column to true -- hide kind column
set visible of column label column to true -- hide label column
end tell
end tell
end if
end tell

Bob Poland - Fort Collins, CO