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Re: Choosing files


  • Subject: Re: Choosing files
  • From: Emmanuel LEVY <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 11:25:47 +0100

Thanks much Shane for sharing this!

A pretty good occasion to remind all AppleScript users that Satimage osax includes enhancements for the "choose file" family, here's the relevant excerpt of the dictionary.

navchoose file v : choose file with navigation services
	navchoose file
		[with prompt string] : a prompt to be displayed in the file chooser
		[of type list of string] : restrict the files shown to only these file types
		[starting at alias] : the default file or folder
		[multiple files boolean] : allow multiple files selection (default true)
		[show packages boolean] : (default true)
		[open packages boolean] : (default false)
		[of extension list of string] : list of allowed file extensions
		[invisibles boolean] : Show invisible files and folders? (default is false)
		[key integer] : associate a key to the folder that the user will select. If no 'starting at' parameter is provided, assume the corresponding folder as the default folder.
		→ list of alias : the chosen files

navchoose folder v : choose folder with navigation services
	navchoose folder
		[with prompt string] : a prompt to be displayed in the folder chooser
		[starting at alias] : the default folder
		[multiple files boolean] : allow multiple folders selection (default true)
		[open packages boolean] : (default false)
		[key integer] : associate a key to the folder that the user will select. If no 'starting at' parameter is provided, assume the corresponding folder as the default folder.
		→ list of alias : the chosen folders

navchoose object v : choose file or folder with navigation services
	navchoose object
		[with prompt string] : a prompt to be displayed in the folder chooser
		[starting at alias] : the default folder
		[multiple files boolean] : allow multiple objects selection (default true)
		[show packages boolean] : (default true)
		[open packages boolean] : (default false)
		[key integer] : associate a key to the folder that the user will select. If no 'starting at' parameter is provided, assume the corresponding folder as the default folder.
		→ list of alias : the chosen objects

navchoose volume v : choose volume with navigation services
	navchoose volume
		[with prompt string] : a prompt to be displayed in the folder chooser
		[starting at alias] : the default folder
		→ list of alias : the chosen folders

navask save v : prompt for save
	navask save
		[file name string] : name of the file
		[action integer] : 1 = before closing, 2 = before quitting, 0 = none
		→ integer : 1 save, 2 cancel, 3 don't save

navchoose file name v : Get a new file specification from the user, without creating the file. Uses navigation services
	navchoose file name
		[with prompt string] : the text to display in the file creation dialog box
		[default name string] : the default name for the new file
		[with menu list of string] : list of menu items
		[menu index integer] : index of the menu item to display
		[starting at alias] : the default folder
		[show packages boolean] : (default true)
		[open packages boolean] : (default false)
		[key integer] : associate a key to the folder that the user will select, and assume the corresponding folder as the default folder.
		→ file specification : the file the user specified

navnew folder v : Get a new folder specification from the user. Uses navigation services
	navnew folder
		[with prompt string] : the text to display in the file creation dialog box
		[starting at alias] : the default folder
		[open packages boolean] : (default false)
		[key integer] : associate a key to the folder that the user will select, and assume the corresponding folder as the default folder.
		→ file specification : the folder the user specified

Emmanuel


On Nov 14, 2014, at 12:48 AM, Shane Stanley wrote:

> Standard Additions' choose file, choose folder and choose file name commands are staples of AppleScript [...]

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