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Re: System service can't get multiple filenames from Finder
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Re: System service can't get multiple filenames from Finder


  • Subject: Re: System service can't get multiple filenames from Finder
  • From: "Adam R. Maxwell" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 21:10:26 -0800


On Dec 1, 2004, at 10:51, Jeremy Dronfield wrote:

I'm working on a little System Service to automate certain file operations on files selected in the Finder. I've built a prototype service, got it registered and recognised, and all seems fine. The problem is, I can't get the Finder to give me more than one filename at a time. With one file selected, I can choose my service from the Services menu, and it performs the desired method. But with more than one file selected, my service menu item is greyed out. Can anyone give me a clue as to what might be wrong here? Surely this can't be an inherent limitation of Finder?

AFAIK this is a limitation in the Finder, and I've filed it as a bug. It makes things like OpenUp's archive creation service much less useful. In fact, I find that if I select multiple items in the Finder, lots of file-related services just vanish from the services menu.


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