Apple AppleScript Finder Guide - Manual (Page 134)

C H A P T E R 3
Finder Commands
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Command Definitions
propertyValue The value to assign to the property.
Class: The value class of the property as specified in the object
class definition in Chapter 2, “Finder Objects,” or a value that
can be coerced to the class of the property
Default value: If you create a file or folder without specifying
its name, the Finder creates a an item named Untitled File or
Untitled Folder. Other property values, such as the creation
date, icon, and so on, are provided by the Finder on the basis
of information in the operating environment.
referenceToObject
A reference to the object or objects to which you want to make
an alias. This parameter is meaningful only if you are making
a new alias.
Class: Reference or list of references to the object or objects for
which aliases are to be made
Default value: None
RESULT
A reference to the newly created object.
EXAMPLES
The script that follows creates a new folder named My Folder at the top level of
the startup disk.
tell application "Finder"
make new folder at startup disk with properties ¬
{name: "My Folder"}
end tell
If you save this script as an application, it makes an alias file on the desktop for
any objects whose icon you drop onto the script’s icon.
on open x
repeat with i in x
tell application "Finder"
make alias file to i
end tell
end repeat
end open