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action:Get_File_Attribute [2019/03/21 15:13] JMichaelTX ADD section on Alias and SymLink |
action:Get_File_Attribute [2023/09/18 03:53] peternlewis [Forum] |
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| - | ===== Using Alias and SymLink Files ===== | ||
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| - | If you select an Alias or SymLink file using the _File Chooser_ it will return the _target_ rather than the actual path. | ||
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| - | {{: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 "Alias" if the Item is either an Alias or SymLink. | ||
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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 | ||
| - | end tell | ||
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| - | return itemKindStr | ||
| - | -->Alias | ||
| - | ``` | ||
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| - | --- | ||
| ===== File attributes available ===== | ===== File attributes available ===== | ||
| - | *file type (r/o). | + | *file type (r/o) (Directory, Package, File, Symlink, Socket, Character Special, Block Special, or Unknown). |
| - | *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+). | ||
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| + | Note that content type, content kind, added date, downloaded date, where from and comment are all part of Spotlight and will not work if the directory or volume is excluded from Spotlight. | ||
| ===== Addition File Attributes ===== | ===== Addition File Attributes ===== | ||
| - | There are several more attributes available using the [[action:Filter|Filter]] [[:Actions|Action]]. | + | There are several more attributes available using the [[action:Filter|Filter]] action. |
| - | * Get or delete the last path component or the path extension. | + | * Delete the 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. | * Expand Path to full page, replacing tilde (~) in the path. | ||
| * Resolve symlinks, or standardize the path. | * Resolve symlinks, or standardize the path. | ||
| - | ===== 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|}} |
| - | * [[action:Set File Attribute|Set File Attribute]] | + | 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. |
| - | * [[action:Filter|Filter]] | + | |
| + | ```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 | ||
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| + | return itemKindStr | ||
| + | -->Link: Alias | ||
| + | -->Link: SymLink | ||
| + | -->BBEdit text document | ||
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| + | ``` | ||
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| + | ===== See Also ===== | ||
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| + | ==== Actions ==== | ||
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| + | * [[Set File Attribute]] | ||
| + | * [[Filter]] | ||
| * [[:Actions|See all Actions]] | * [[:Actions|See all Actions]] | ||
| - | ---- | + | === Conditions === |
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| + | * [[condition:File_Attribute|File Attribute]] | ||
| + | * [[condition:Path|Path]] | ||
| + | * [[:Conditions|See all Conditions]] | ||
| ==== Forum ==== | ==== Forum ==== | ||
action/Get_File_Attribute.txt · Last modified: 2023/09/18 04:15 by peternlewis
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