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Re: Scripting Finder view of folder
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Re: Scripting Finder view of folder


  • Subject: Re: Scripting Finder view of folder
  • From: Laine Lee <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:45:31 -0600
  • Thread-topic: Scripting Finder view of folder

Title: Re: Scripting Finder view of folder

On 1/22/10 5:31 AM, "John Mitchell" <email@hidden> wrote:

> I have a script which opens a folder in list view.
>
> tell app "Finder"
> open folder originalLoc
> set toolbar visible of window 1 to false
> set current view of window 1 to list view
> end tell
>
> I then want to turn the on the contents of a folder in the list ie
> "turn" the arrow down.
>
> Is this scriptable?


I would like to be able to offer you a script that performs a click with a modifier key down, but I can't. If there's no toolbar, as you've indicated, and you have "enable access for assistive..." turned on (and I'm not sure if you need Snow Leopard or not, I have it), then maybe this is somewhere to start.

tell application "System Events"
    tell process "Finder"
        set itemcount to get count rows of outline 1 of scroll area 1 of splitter group 1 of front window
        repeat with i from 1 to itemcount
            try
                click UI element 1 of group 1 of row itemcount of outline 1 of scroll area 1 of splitter group 1 of front window
            end try
            set itemcount to itemcount - 1
        end repeat
    end tell
end tell

Laine Lee
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