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Inside Macintosh: AppleScript Finder Guide / Part - Appendixes
Appendix A - Finder Commands at a Glance


Commands

Table A-1 summarizes the Finder commands descrfibed in this guide and
their syntax.

Finder command syntax
CommandSyntaxResult
clean upclean upReference or list
of references
 clean up all
 clean up referenceToObject
 clean up referenceToObject by propertyLabel
closeclose referenceToObjectReference or list
of references
computercomputer gestaltSelectorInteger
 computer gestaltSelector has bitsToTestBoolean
copy( copy | put ) expression ¬
( to | into ) referenceToObject
Reference or list
of references
countcount [ each | every ] className

count [ each | every ] className ¬
( in | of ) referenceToContainer

Integer
number of className

number of className ( in | of ) referenceToContainer

data sizedata size of referenceToObjectInteger or
list of integers
data size of referenceToObject as className
deletedelete referenceToObjectNone
duplicateduplicate referenceToObjectReference or list
of references
duplicate referenceToObject to referenceToLocation
 duplicate referenceToObject to referenceToLocation ¬
replacing ( conflicts | existing items )
 
 
ejectejectReference or list
of references
 eject referenceToDisk
emptyemptyReference
 empty referenceToTrash 
eraseerase referenceToDiskReference
exists
exists referenceToObjectBoolean
referenceToObject exists
get[ get ] referenceToObjectReference, value, or list of references or values
 [ get ] referenceToObject as className
make
make [ new ] classNameReference to the
new object
make [ new ] className at referenceToContainer
make [ new ] className at referenceToContainer ÿ
with properties { propertyLabel:propertyValue ÿ
[, propertyLabel:propertyValue ]...}
make [ new ] className at referenceToContainer ÿ
( to | with data ) referenceToObject
make [ new ] className at referenceToContainer ÿ
with properties { propertyLabel:propertyValue ÿ
[, propertyLabel:propertyValue ]...} ÿ
( to | with data ) referenceToObject
movemove referenceToObject to referenceToContainerReference or list
of references
 move referenceToObject to referenceToContainer ¬
replacing ( conflicts | existing items )
 
open
open referenceToObjectReference or list
of references
open referenceToObject using referenceToApplication
printprint referenceToObjectReference or list
of references
put awayput away referenceToObjectReference or list
of references
quitquitNone
restartrestartNone
revealreveal referenceToObjectReference or list
of references
selectselect referenceToObjectReference or list
of references
setset referenceToObject to expression Value or list of values
shut downshut downNone
sleepsleepNone
sortsort referenceList by propertyLabelList of references
updateupdate referenceToObjectReference or list
of references


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13 JUL 1996