Get Finder path name

Thanks Mark,

Works perfectly -- even when I have a file or folder selected in Find File!

A couple of problems though.

I installed the script in

Macintosh HD:Users:myUserName:Library:Scripts -- (see it works!)

.... so it's available in the Finder menu bar.


But when I run the script sometimes it opens folder containing the script,
bringing it the front of the Finder.

??? What causes that side effect?

Another problem: Aliases don't work with AppleScript's Library: Scripts
folder?

I want to keep a folder of my scripts in my documents area, rather than
storing them in the system folders! But I'm not having good luck with
aliases and the Scripts folder.

I copied an alias of the script to the Scripts folder It appears in the menu
-- and when I run it, it flashes the finder item -- but the clipboard is
empty. When put the original back in Scrips it works fine!

Similarly I placed an alias of my scrips folder into the Library: Scripts
folder. But the foldfer doesn't show in the menu.

If I move my original scripts folder into Library: Scripts everything
appears in the menu.

System 10.2.8

John

 > John,
 >
 > In MacOS 9:
 >
 > tell application "Finder"
 > activate
 > set the clipboard to the selection as text
 > end tell
 >
 > I guess it is the same in MacoS X?
 >
 > Best,
 >
 > Mark
 >
 > John B. wrote:
  >> Is there was way to get the path of a selected file or folder and store it
  >> to the clipboard.
  >>
  >> Pseudo code:
  >>
  >> tell application "Finder"
  >> set thePathName to the path of the selected item
  >> end tell
  >>
  >> set the clipboard to thepathName
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Hi John,

Since I am a MacOS 9 user, I cannot figure out what causes your
problem, but you might check that there is a selection in the
Finder. I can imagine that the Finder gets confused if no file
is selected.

I don't know what's wrong with aliases. In MacOS 9, I can put
aliases in the Apple menu folder and they work fine. I expect
something similar to be possible in MacOS X.

Mark


John B. wrote:
 > Thanks Mark,
 >
 > Works perfectly -- even when I have a file or folder selected in Find File!
 >
 > A couple of problems though.
 >
 > I installed the script in
 >
 > Macintosh HD:Users:myUserName:Library:Scripts -- (see it works!)
 >
 > ... so it's available in the Finder menu bar.
 >
 >
 > But when I run the script sometimes it opens folder containing the script,
 > bringing it the front of the Finder.
 >
 > ??? What causes that side effect?
 >
 > Another problem: Aliases don't work with AppleScript's Library: Scripts
 > folder?
 >
 > I want to keep a folder of my scripts in my documents area, rather than
 > storing them in the system folders! But I'm not having good luck with
 > aliases and the Scripts folder.
 >
 > I copied an alias of the script to the Scripts folder It appears in the menu
 > -- and when I run it, it flashes the finder item -- but the clipboard is
 > empty. When put the original back in Scrips it works fine!
 >
 > Similarly I placed an alias of my scrips folder into the Library: Scripts
 > folder. But the foldfer doesn't show in the menu.
 >
 > If I move my original scripts folder into Library: Scripts everything
 > appears in the menu.
 >
 > System 10.2.8
 >
 > John

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