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 18:11:42 -0400
Hey Gil,
Read my post again, you do not need POSIX file for System Events:
tell application "System Events" to exists file F1
System Events understands Posix paths.
> On Aug 6, 2022, at 14:50, Gil Dawson via AppleScript-Users
> <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> Thanks, Deivy--
>
> Now we have two great alternatives that work:
>
> tell application "Finder" to exists F1 as POSIX file --from CK
> tell application "System Events" to exists POSIX file F1 -- from you
>
> Thanks to both of you!
>
> --Gil
>
>> On Aug 6, 2022, at 10:54 AM, Deivy Petrescu <email@hidden> wrote:
>>
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>>> 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
>> email@hidden
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