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Re: Posix file?


  • Subject: Re: Posix file?
  • From: Shane Stanley <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 08:23:12 +1100
  • Thread-topic: Posix file?

On 19/2/11 7:19 AM, "Deivy Petrescu" <email@hidden> wrote:

> Take a look at page 162 of the book "AppleScriptObjC Gotchas II"
>
> The right way to write is  "/Volumes" as Posix file

Right. The specifiers POSIX file, alias, file and date are all problematic
in AppleScriptObjC, and it's hard to undo years of unconscious practice.

If you do use POSIX file or alias as a specifier, what you actually get is a
reference to your script object. Not very useful...

--
Shane Stanley <email@hidden>
'AppleScriptObjC Explored' <www.macosxautomation.com/applescript/apps/>


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