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--- action:Get_File_Attribute [2019/03/21 19:13] – ADD section on Alias and SymLink JMichaelTX
+++ action:Get_File_Attribute [2023/09/18 08:15] (current) – [File attributes available] peternlewis
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 The result of the action is displayed at the bottom of the action.
+===== File attributes available =====
+{{page>include:GettableFileAttributes#}}
+===== Addition File Attributes =====
+There are several more attributes available using the [[action:Filter|Filter]] action.
+  * Delete the the path extension.
+  * Expand Path to full page, replacing tilde (~) in the path.
+  * Resolve symlinks, or standardize the path.
 ===== Using Alias and SymLink Files =====
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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.
+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
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   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
--->Alias
+-->Link: Alias
+-->Link: SymLink
+-->BBEdit text document
 ```
----
-===== File attributes available =====
-  *file type (r/o).
-  *file size (r/o).
-  *creation date.
-  *modification date.
-  *added date.
-  *last used date.
-  *downloaded date.
-  *where from.
-  *owner name (r/o).
-  *owner id (r/o).
-  *group name.
-  *group id.
-  *POSIX permissions.
-  *extension hidden.
-  *invisible.
-  *HFS creator code.
-  *HFS type code.
-  *content type.
-  *content kind.
-  *tags (set, add, remove or toggle).
-  *comment.
-  *parent path (r/o).
-  *file name (r/o).
-  *base name (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.
 ===== See Also =====
-----
+==== Actions ====
-=== Actions ===
+* [[Set File Attribute]]
+* [[Filter]]
-* [[action:Set File Attribute|Set File Attribute]]
-* [[action:Filter|Filter]]
 * [[:Actions|See all Actions]]
-----
+=== Conditions ===
+* [[condition:File_Attribute|File Attribute]]
+* [[condition:Path|Path]]
+* [[:Conditions|See all Conditions]]
 ==== Forum ====