[badtz]

property dialog_timeout : 30 -- set the amount of time before dialogs auto-answer.



^ I currently have this line in a script that I'm trying to edit.

Does the 30 indicate that it's in minutes? or seconds?

also, is there any way I can just have the dialog on the screen until I click a button?

would it work by putting in "0" for the value?

any help would be great [this is for the pop-up dialog when a new item is detected in a folder] [folder action]

[Diggory Laycock]

In AppleScript the default unit of time is seconds.

As for a pop-up - I'd suggest scripting Growl.

Or you can just pop up a dialog yourself:

[php]
on opening folder this_folder
display dialog "the script was attached sucessfully" buttons {"OK"} default button 1 giving up after 2
end opening folder
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Growl Script:

[php]
on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving added_items

tell application "GrowlHelperApp"

set myAllNotesList to {"sampleNote"}
register as application "folderActionScript Growl Demo" all notifications myAllNotesList default notifications {"sampleNote"} icon of application "Finder"
end tell

tell application "Finder"
-- display dialog "File(s) added"
repeat with aFile in added_items
tell application "GrowlHelperApp"
notify with name "sampleNote" title "Drop Script" description "Foo! - you dropped a file on me.."
end tell
end repeat
end tell
end adding folder items to


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[badtz]

would setting the time to "0" make the dialog not show at all?

[Diggory Laycock]

just omit the timeout part and it will stay on screen until dismissed.