Apple AppleScript Finder Guide User Manual
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C H A P T E R 3
Finder Commands
Command Definitions
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NOTES
The word get in the Get command is optional. For example, these statements
are equivalent:
name of startup disk
get name of startup disk
Make
3
The standard application command Make is a request to create a new object
that can include values for properties of the object. The Finder version of the
Make command is similar to the version described in the AppleScript Language
Guide
, except that the Finder’s Make command can’t set the value of the new
object’s data unless the new object is an alias file.
SYNTAX
make [ new ]
className [ at referenceToContainer ]
¬
[ with properties
¬
{
propertyLabel:propertyValue [, propertyLabel:propertyValue ]...}]¬
[ ( to | with data )
referenceToObject ]
PARAMETERS
className
The class of the object to be created. (Note that if you are
creating a new file, you cannot use the optional term new
before className.)
Class:
Class identifier
referenceToContainer
The container in which to create the new object.
Class:
Reference
Default value:
The Finder’s current insertion location
propertyLabel
The name of a property whose value is to be set.
Class:
String