Apple AppleScript Finder Guide - Manual (Page 52)

C H A P T E R 2
Finder Objects
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Object Class Definitions
tell application "Finder"
set x to largest free block
set y to partition size of ¬
application file "Scriptable Text Editor" of startup disk
if x > y then
open application file "Scriptable Text Editor" of startup disk
else
display dialog ¬
"The Scriptable Text Editor prefers more memory. " & ¬
"To increase free memory, quit one or more applications."
end if
end tell
This script returns a list of all the application files in a folder:
tell application "Finder"
application files in folder "MyApps" of startup disk
end
--result: {file "Scriptable Text Editor" of folder "MyApps" of startup
disk, file "Script Editor" of folder "MyApps" of startup disk}
NOTES
The Minimum Partition Size, Partition Size, and Suggested Partition Size are all
given in bytes. These values are shown in information windows in kilobytes
(K, where 1K = 1024 bytes).
The value of the Partition Size property must be at least as high as the value of
the Minimum Partition Size property. If you set the Minimum Partition Size to
a value higher than the value of the Partition Size, the Finder also adjusts the
Partition Size to match the new Minimum Partition Size. Similarly, if you set
the Partition Size to a value lower than the value of the Minimum Partition
Size, the Finder also adjusts the Minimum Partition Size to match the new
Partition Size.
For example, suppose that the Partition Size and the Minimum Partition Size of
the Scriptable Text Editor are both set to 384K. Running this script sets the