Inside Macintosh: AppleScript Finder Guide /

Chapter 3 - Finder Commands / Command Definitions

Update

An Update command is a request to update an object and its elements, if any, to match their representation on disk. This involves making new items show up in the correct position and updating the desktop database. The Finder updates containers automatically when processing time is available; the Update command just causes it to happen immediately.

SYNTAX

update referenceToObject

PARAMETERS

referenceToObject

A reference to the container or containers to update.
Class: Reference or list of references

RESULT

Reference to the updated container or a list of references.

EXAMPLE

tell application "Finder"	update {startup disk, disk "Data"}
end tell