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Re: trivial Finder path problem
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Re: trivial Finder path problem


  • Subject: Re: trivial Finder path problem
  • From: Christopher Stone <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2016 17:02:35 -0600

On Dec 11, 2016, at 04:06, Yvan KOENIG <email@hidden> wrote:
In fact, the handler is only needed for $HOME based path


Hey Yvan,

Not when used in a Finder-Tell block.  :)

The point of the handler is to be able to feed it a path string in any circumstance and get an expected result.  It also drops several lines of code to one line and is hidden in a library out-of-sight on my system.

Personally I use relative-aliases whenever possible and have a script to create them from the Finder-selection.

set myAlias to alias ((path to downloads folder as text) & "2016:")

I only use POSIX Paths when I specifically need them, or I'm dealing with a user who will understand them better than aliases and/or relative-aliases.

(“Relative-alias” is my term for an alias anchored to a known path-to location.)

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Take Care,
Chris

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