[l008com]

I'm writing an AppleScript, and i can't seem to get the exact syntax down to check if a files is a folder or not. for instance

on open X
--is x a folder?
end open

Any know? not just an idea, i need to know the EXACT syntax. I've tried everythign I can think of.

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[crazycylon]

how about something like this
'List of different file types
property type_list: {}
'This droplet process files dropped onto applet
on open X_items
----repeat with i from 1 to the count of X_items
------- set X_item to item i of X_items
------- set the X_info to info for X_item
------- if (folder of the X_info is false) and (alias of the X_info is false)
------- and (the file type of the X_info is in the type_list) then
------- process_X(X_item)
------- end if
----end repeat
end open
'this sub-rountine processes files
on process_X(X_item)
-- 'Note that the variable in X_item is a file reference in alias format
-- 'FILE PROCESSING STATEMENTS GOES HERE
end process_X

I hope this helps you. You can download different modules from the Applescript Guide Book to install in you help viewer from the Apple website. This guidebook shows you how to do a lot of things with Applescript.

[This message has been edited by crazycylon (edited 11-24-2000).]

[This message has been edited by crazycylon (edited 11-24-2000).]

[This message has been edited by crazycylon (edited 11-24-2000).]

[l008com]

All I needed was how to check if an item was a folder, the rest of the script was already written.
And that part works so thanks, but, I still keep getting these "Stack overflow" error messages when I try to run my script, any ideas on that? I've never gotten that message before in any script I've written.

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[oscar]

What are you writting the script in (script editor?) what os are you using, and finally, how much memory do you have?