count of Finder windows: Is this a bug?

Subject: count of Finder windows: Is this a bug?
From: Gil Dawson <email@hidden>
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:04:13 -0800

Thanks to Jim Matthews of FetchSoftWorks for helping me isolate this one.

This script:

tell application "Finder"
log "count of Finder windows=" & (count of Finder windows)
repeat with w in Finder windows
log "name of w=" & name of w
end repeat
end tell

Produces nonsense in the log:

(*count of Finder windows=3*)
(*name of w=ASEDitor Recordings.scptFourth & Pyratania.png*)
(*name of w=BU G3 15GBAppleScript Editor.appGalveston5Nov2010 1.png*)
(*name of w=BU MBProHD 306GBBackUpAndReplaceSection.scptVegasRodeo.JPG*)
(*name of w=MBProHDBlanken->iCalMCCVin.appTehachapi Loop*)
(*name of w=Scratch 120Old stuffWaveland.png*)
Result: error
"Can’t make name of item 6 of every «class brow» of application \"Finder\" into type Unicode text." number -1700 from name of item 6 of every «class brow» to Unicode text

1) It's the names of a scrambled list of some items, but not windows.
2) Item 6? There are only 3 Finder windows open.
(*count of Finder windows=3*)

However, this script:

tell application "Finder"
log "count of Finder windows=" & (count of Finder windows)
set fws to Finder windows
repeat with w in fws
log "name of w=" & name of w
end repeat
end tell

Produces what I expected:

count of Finder windows=3
name of w=MBPro
name of w=AppleScripts
name of w=2010

So, is this a bug or some nuance of syntax that I have missed?

--Gil

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