Inside Macintosh: AppleScript Finder Guide /

Chapter 2 - Finder Objects / Object Class Definitions

Status Window

An object of class Status Window is a window indicating the progress of an operation in the Finder--for example, the windows that appear when items
are being copied or when the Trash is being emptied.

PROPERTIES

A status window has all the properties defined for object class Window on page 93: Bounds, Closeable, Floating, Index, Modal, Position, Resizable, Titled, Visible, Zoomable, and Zoomed.

ELEMENT CLASSES

None

COMMANDS HANDLED

Count, Data Size, Exists, Get

DEFAULT VALUE CLASS RETURNED

A reference to a status window or, if you use the plural status windows, a list of references.

EXAMPLE

If a status window is open, this script returns its name:

tell application "Finder"   front status window
end tell

--result: status window "Copy" of application "Finder"