Re: Finder can't count?
Re: Finder can't count?
- Subject: Re: Finder can't count?
- From: Robert Poland <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:55:39 -0700
Michelle, Luther, Yvan, Steve
On Feb 16, 2011, at 10:58 AM, Michelle Steiner wrote:
>
> On Feb 16, 2011, at 10:35 AM, Robert Poland wrote:
>
>> The following script will only count the number of Folders in a Finder window regardless of what's visible or selected. Any ideas?.
>>
>> tell application "Finder"
>> activate
>> set wdw to window 1
>> tell wdw
>> tell application "System Events"
>> keystroke "a" using command down -- select all
>> end tell
>> set itemsInWindow to count of items
>> tell wdw to select {} -- deselect "All"
>> end tell
>> end tell
>>
>> try
>> log itemsInWindow
>> end try
>
> What is the problem? The script tells the Finder to count all the items in the window, and that's what it does. Selecting or deselecting is irrelevant to the rest of the script.
In my test window I have 2 folders, one of which is open displaying 10 files.
I want to get a count of all 12 visible items.
Either my explanation was bad or my system is broken.
> What are you actually trying to accomplish?
>
> -- Michelle ]
TIA,
Robert Poland - Fort Collins, CO
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