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| The //Get File Attribute// action returns the specified attribute for the specified file to a Variable. | The //Get File Attribute// action returns the specified attribute for the specified file to a Variable. | ||
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| + | ===== 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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| *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). | ||
| + | *display name (r/o, v9.0+). | ||
| ===== Addition File Attributes ===== | ===== Addition File Attributes ===== | ||
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| - | ===== See Also ===== | + | ===== 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. |
| - | === Actions === | + | {{: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. | ||
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| + | ```applescript | ||
| + | tell application "Finder" | ||
| + | set theSel to the selection | ||
| + | set theItem to item 1 of theSel | ||
| + | set itemKindStr to (kind of theItem) as text | ||
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| + | if (itemKindStr ≠ "folder") then | ||
| + | set itemFileType to (file type of theItem) as text | ||
| + | else | ||
| + | set itemFileType to "folder" | ||
| + | end if | ||
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| + | 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 | ||
| + | |||
| + | ``` | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== See Also ===== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Actions ==== | ||
| * [[action:Set File Attribute|Set File Attribute]] | * [[action:Set File Attribute|Set File Attribute]] | ||
| * [[action:Filter|Filter]] | * [[action:Filter|Filter]] | ||
| * [[:Actions|See all Actions]] | * [[:Actions|See all Actions]] | ||
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| ==== Forum ==== | ==== Forum ==== | ||
action/Get_File_Attribute.txt · Last modified: 2023/09/18 04:15 by peternlewis
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