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action:Get_File_Attribute [2017/03/05 22:25] peternlewis [Forum] |
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- | The Get File Attribute action captures the specified attribute for the specified file to a Variable. | + | ====== Get File Attribute Action ====== |
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+ | The //Get File Attribute// action returns the specified attribute for the specified file to a Variable. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== How To Use ===== | ||
Click the File Chooser button to the right of the action to select an existing file on disk. Option-click on the File Chooser button to show the currently selected file in the Finder (assuming it exists already). | Click the File Chooser button to the right of the action to select an existing file on disk. Option-click on the File Chooser button to show the currently selected file in the Finder (assuming it exists already). | ||
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The result of the action is displayed at the bottom of the action. | The result of the action is displayed at the bottom of the action. | ||
- | File attributes available: | + | ===== Using Alias and SymLink Files ===== |
+ | |||
+ | If you select an Alias or SymLink file using the _File Chooser_ it will return the _target_ rather than the actual path. | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{:action:get-file-attribute-km8.png?nolink|}} | ||
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+ | If you want to determine if the Finder Item is an Alias or SymLink, you can use this AppleScript, which will return either "Link: Alias" OR "Link: SymLink" OR the file kind. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ```applescript | ||
+ | tell application "Finder" | ||
+ | set theSel to the selection | ||
+ | set theItem to item 1 of theSel | ||
+ | set itemKindStr to (kind of theItem) as text | ||
+ | |||
+ | if (itemKindStr ≠ "folder") then | ||
+ | set itemFileType to (file type of theItem) as text | ||
+ | else | ||
+ | set itemFileType to "folder" | ||
+ | end if | ||
+ | |||
+ | if (itemKindStr = "Alias") then | ||
+ | if (itemFileType = "missing value") then | ||
+ | set itemKindStr to "Link: SymLink" | ||
+ | else | ||
+ | set itemKindStr to "Link: Alias" | ||
+ | end if | ||
+ | end if | ||
+ | |||
+ | end tell | ||
+ | |||
+ | return itemKindStr | ||
+ | -->Link: Alias | ||
+ | -->Link: SymLink | ||
+ | -->BBEdit text document | ||
+ | |||
+ | ``` | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | --- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== File attributes available ===== | ||
*file type (r/o). | *file type (r/o). | ||
- | *file size (r/o). | + | *file size (r/o) in bytes. |
*creation date. | *creation date. | ||
*modification date. | *modification date. | ||
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*base name (r/o). | *base name (r/o). | ||
*extension (r/o). | *extension (r/o). | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Addition File Attributes ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | There are several more attributes available using the [[action:Filter|Filter]] [[:Actions|Action]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Get or delete the last path component or the path extension. | ||
+ | * Get the basename of the path (ie the name without directory or extension). | ||
+ | * Expand Path to full page, replacing tilde (~) in the path. | ||
+ | * Resolve symlinks, or standardize the path. | ||
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===== See Also ===== | ===== See Also ===== | ||
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* [[action:Set File Attribute|Set File Attribute]] | * [[action:Set File Attribute|Set File Attribute]] | ||
+ | * [[action:Filter|Filter]] | ||
* [[:Actions|See all Actions]] | * [[:Actions|See all Actions]] | ||