Re: error -1700
Re: error -1700
- Subject: Re: error -1700
- From: Robert Poland <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2012 07:19:09 -0700
On Nov 11, 2012, at 1:52 AM, "koenig.yvan" <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> Le 11/11/2012 à 00:06, Robert Poland <email@hidden> a écrit :
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Needing more lessons;
>>
>> I've tried Google, "The Definitive Guide" and the Standard Dictionary.
>>
>> When run this script comes up with the error.
>>
>>
>>
>> error "Can’t make \"Hearing Aid comments-questions.pages\" into type constant." number -1700 from "Hearing Aid comments-questions.pages" to constant
>>
>>
>> -- with a finder window showing on the desktop;
>>
>> tell application "Finder"
>> activate
>> set winTarget to target of front window as alias
>> tell me to set the_items to list folder winTarget with invisibles
>> end tell #Finder
>>
>> repeat with i from 1 to number of items in the the_items
>> set this_info to ""
>> set the_item to item 2 of the the_items as text
>>
>> set this_info to name of item (file information of file (path to the_item))
>> set this_info to this_info as string
>>
>> display dialog "" & "the_item = " & the_item & return & "this_info = " & this_info
>> end repeat
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>
> (1) As always, I recall that info for is deprecated.
That's why I switched to "file information"
> (2) I don't understand why you use a loop to work only upon the second item of the list of names returned by list folder
The "2" was for testing, "i" would normally be used.
> (3) Why are you asking list folder to return the name of invisible items as you are skipping this invisible item later ?
>
> (4) To get the pathname of an item we must use path of, not path to which is dedicated by Standard Additions to a well defined list of items.
Recommended change from list.
> (5) I don't know which tool is targetted by "file information".
I discovered this error and include it in "Finder"
Thanks for reminding me to move it to "System Events".
> It's not the Finder , Standard Additions or System Events.
>
> (6) I After correction, path of the_item fails because the_item is a name, noth a reference to a file/folder.
Makes sense.
> Here is you script after required changes :
Here's the script after my changes :
tell application "Finder"
activate
set winTarget to target of front window as text
end tell
tell application "System Events"
set the_items to path of disk items of folder winTarget -- by default, System Events see invisibles
repeat with i from 1 to number of items in the the_items
set the_item to item i of the_items
name of disk item the_item
display dialog "" & "the_item = " & the_item & return & return & "this_info = " & result
end repeat
end tell
> tell application "Finder"
> activate
> set winTarget to target of front window as alias
> tell me to set the_items to list folder winTarget with invisibles
> end tell #Finder
> set win_target to winTarget as text
> --repeat with i from 1 to number of items in the the_items
> --set this_info to ""
> set the_item to item 2 of the the_items as text
>
> --set this_info to name of item (file information of file (path of the_item))
> -->error "Il est impossible de rendre \"flat4tests copie.pages\" en type constant." number -1700 from "flat4tests copie.pages" to constant
> set this_info to name of (get info for of file (win_target & the_item))
> --set this_info to this_info as string
> tell application "SystemUIServer" # to bring the dialog to front
> display dialog "" & "the_item = " & the_item & return & "this_info = " & this_info
> end tell
> --end repeat
>
>
> As always, for my own use, I would restrict the use of Finder to what can't be done by an other tool.
>
> tell application "Finder"
> activate
> set winTarget to target of front window as text
> end tell
> tell application "System Events"
> set the_items to path of disk items of folder winTarget -- by default, System Events see invisibles
>
> (*
> repeat with the_item in the the_items
> (*
> set this_info to properties of disk item the_item
> display dialog "" & "the_item = " & the_item & return & "this_info = " & name of this_info
> *)
> name of disk item the_item
> display dialog "" & "the_item = " & the_item & return & "this_info = " & result
> --end repeat
> *)
> set the_item to item 2 of the_items
> (*
> name of (get properties of disk item the_item)
> *)
> name of disk item the_item
> display dialog "" & "the_item = " & the_item & return & "this_info = " & result
> end tell
>
> I commented out the code grabbing the full set of properties and extracted only the name.
>
> Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) dimanche 11 novembre 2012 09:52:15
Robert Poland - Fort Collins, CO
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