Re: Finder seems to have trouble with POSIX
Re: Finder seems to have trouble with POSIX
- Subject: Re: Finder seems to have trouble with POSIX
- From: Deivy Petrescu via AppleScript-Users <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2022 13:54:17 -0400
> On Aug 3, 2022, at 23:13, Gil Dawson via AppleScript-Users
> <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> Hi--
>
> I'm using macOS Mojave V10.14.6.
>
> Could someone please help me understand what is happening here?
>
> set F1 to "/Users/gil/Desktop/Temp Test File.pdf"
>
> log "F1=" & F1 --> (*F1=/Users/gil/Desktop/Temp Test File.pdf*)
> log "POSIX file F1=" & POSIX file F1 --> (*POSIX file F1=Internal
> SSD:Users:gil:Desktop:Temp Test File.pdf*)
>
> set PF1 to POSIX file F1
> log "PF1=" & PF1 --> (*PF1=Internal SSD:Users:gil:Desktop:Temp Test File.pdf*)
>
>
> tell application "Finder" to exists file F1 --> false (I expected an error)
> tell application "Finder" to exists POSIX file F1 --> false (I expected
> "true")
> tell application "Finder" to exists (POSIX file F1) --> false (I expected
> "true")
> tell application "Finder" to exists PF1 --> true (I expected that!)
>
>
> I would have thought that the first of the last four lines would error and
> the last three lines would all return "true".
>
> I'd appreciate help understanding this.
>
> --Gil
>
You had an excellent explanation.
Now if I may, here is a suggestion, use System events instead of Finder.
This would return true:
set F1 to "/Users/gil/Desktop/Temp Test File.pdf
tell application “System Events" to exists file F1 --> true (if the file exists)
Best, be safe, wear mask, get vaccinated and keep social distance.
Deivy Petrescu
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