Re: Get property size
Re: Get property size
- Subject: Re: Get property size
- From: Robert Poland <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 10:54:42 -0700
Thanks again, Yvan,
On Jan 18, 2014, at 10:30 AM, koenig.yvan <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> Le 18/01/2014 à 18:12, Robert Poland <email@hidden> a écrit :
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I’m trying, using Applescript, to get the size of an image.
>>
>> This is as far as I get;
>>
>> set ThePicture to choose file
>> tell application "Finder" to set x to properties of ThePicture
>>
>> How do I extract the size?
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> Robert Poland
>
> As far as I know, the set of properties returned by the Finder didn't changed for years.
>
> set thePicture to ((path to desktop as text) & "The Great Wave.jpg") as alias
>
> tell application "Finder" to set x to properties of thePicture
> (*
> Snip…
> *)
> set theSize to size of x
> --> 1359930
>
> From my point of view it's more efficient to extract it with System Events
>
> set thePicture to ((path to desktop as text) & "The Great Wave.jpg") as alias
>
> tell application "System Events" to set the_size to size of disk item (thePicture as text)
> —> 1359930
>
> But, are you really wanting the size of the file or the dimensions of the picture ?
That’s what I wanted.
set thePicture to (choose file) as alias
tell application "System Events" to set the_size to size of disk item (thePicture as text)
> Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) samedi 18 janvier 2014 18:30:21
Robert Poland - Fort Collins, CO
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