Posix path in a Folder Action Script

On 2006-02-06 14:25:20 -0600, Gnarlodious said:

> Just a wild guess, but I believe System Events will return a boot disk path
> while you are expecting a userfolder path.
>
> -- Gnarlie

No, it's returning the right value, but for some reason, needs the
posix bit wrapped in a tell Finder block.

So, why is it that it needs the tell finder bit?

Entity Lorin Rivers spoke thus:

> for some reason, needs the
> posix bit wrapped in a tell Finder block.
>
> So, why is it that it needs the tell finder bit?
>
I don't know, I don't use Folder Actions. They are not very reliable for me.

But I do know Folder Action scripts are handled by System Events, not
Finder. I believe what you have essentially said is:

set someFolder to path to me
tell application "System Events" to POSIX path of (someFolder as text)

which errors. Note that I have interpolated the " tell application "System
Events" to" part to simulate the Folder Action handling.
I am not sure why that is, possibly System Events cannot handle a path as
text, because this works:

tell application "System Events" to POSIX path of (path to me)

Note that the path is an alias, which is what System Events likes to see.

-- Gnarlie

In article , Gnarlodious
wrote:

> I believe what you have essentially said is:
>
> set someFolder to path to me
> tell application "System Events" to POSIX path of (someFolder as text)
>
> which errors. Note that I have interpolated the " tell application "System
> Events" to" part to simulate the Folder Action handling.
> I am not sure why that is, possibly System Events cannot handle a path as
> text, because this works:
>
> tell application "System Events" to POSIX path of (path to me)
>
> Note that the path is an alias, which is what System Events likes to see.

When you convert to POSIX path you convert to Unicode text not alias.

log (class of (path to me))
--> (*alias*)

log class of (POSIX path of (path to me))
--> (*Unicode text*)

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