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Re: Why is all not all?
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Re: Why is all not all?


  • Subject: Re: Why is all not all?
  • From: Robert Poland <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2011 07:11:19 -0600

Michelle,


On Apr 3, 2011, at 12:02 AM, Michelle Steiner wrote:

> On Apr 2, 2011, at 8:42 PM, Robert Poland wrote:
>
>> List view. Some folders open and showing files.
>>
>> When I run a script with the following in it the "select All" selects only folders and not the other items showing. If I do a "Select All" from the finder Edit drop down menu, all items are selected.
>>
>> tell application "Finder"
>> 		if ((current view of window index 1) = list view) then
>> 			set {newL, newT, newR, newB} to bounds of window of desktop -- get screen size for monitor
>> 			set wdw to Finder window 1
>>
>> 			tell application "System Events"
>> 				select every item in wdw -- select all
>> 			end tell
>
> Because they're not in that folder; they're in sub folders.

What folder, the command is referring go the window.

> -- Michelle

Robert Poland - Fort Collins, CO



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