Again Applescript Error -10006

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Vittorio Author

Level 1

17 points

Again Applescript Error -10006

I recorded this script:

tell application "Finder"

activate

set target of Finder window 1 to folder "Documents" of folder "vittorio" of folder "Users" of startup disk

set target of Finder window 1 to folder "COMMISSIONE TRIBUTARIA" of folder "Documents" of folder "vittorio" of folder "Users" of startup disk

set target of Finder window 1 to folder "COMM. TRIB. MIA" of folder "COMMISSIONE TRIBUTARIA" of folder "Documents" of folder "vittorio" of folder "Users" of startup disk

open document file "TESTBatchRun.ffs_batch" of folder "COMM. TRIB. MIA" of folder "COMMISSIONE TRIBUTARIA" of folder "Documents" of folder "vittorio" of folder "Users" of startup disk using application file "RealtimeSync.app" of folder "FreeFileSync_6" of folder "Applications" of startup disk

end tell

Well, I added to the recorded script the last row (open document file etc.)

Now, if I run this script with a finder window on the desktop it works fine, while if I run the script whit Finder not open it returns the following error:

error "Finder" found an error:can't set Finder window 1 to folder \"Documents\" of folder \"Vittorio\" of folder \"Users\" of startup disk." number -10006 from Finder window 1

(error "Finder ha trovato un errore: Non posso impostare Finder window 1 a folder \"Documents\" of folder \"Vittorio\" of folder \"Users\" of startup disk." number -10006 from Finder window 1)

How can I avoid rising the error when the script run even if no finder window open?

Thanks a lot

Applescript editor 2.6.1, Applescript 2.3.2 on iMac 21,5" running OS X 10.9 Mavericks

Posted on Jun 28, 2014 7:11 AM

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Answer 1

red_menace

Level 6

17,030 points

Jun 28, 2014 8:03 AM in response to Vittorio

You can use a try statement to capture the error, or you can look for Finder windows and only do stuff if they exist, for example:

tellapplication"Finder"

ifFinder windowsisnot {} then

# whatever

endif

endtell

MacBook Pro / OS X Mavericks (10.9.3) / Xcode 5.1.1 / RubyMotion FTW

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Answer 2

twtwtw

Level 5

4,936 points

Jun 28, 2014 9:23 AM in response to Vittorio

either of these approaches will work:

tell application "Finder"

if (count of Finder windows) > 0 then

-- code here

end if

end tell

-- or

tell application "Finder"

try

-- code here

on error

-- an error occurred, most likely nor window openhandle any errors that occur

end try

end tell

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Answer 3

Vittorio Author

Level 1

17 points

Jun 29, 2014 1:36 AM in response to Vittorio

Well, thanks both.

However, I supposed the "ACTIVATE" statement would open the Finder window, while this seems not to happen.

In both your answer, if the count of finder window is not >0 I should give instructions to open it. And I can only think of the ACTIVATE command to do so.

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Answer 4

red_menace

Level 6

17,030 points

Jun 29, 2014 5:43 AM in response to Vittorio

Just activating the Finder doesn't open a Finder window, since there are other things that can be done with items on the desktop. You can make a new Finder window, but to keep the current size and position you can also reopen one:

tellapplication"Finder"

if (countofFinder windows) = 0thenreopen

# do your stuff

endtell

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Answer 5

twtwtw

Level 5

4,936 points

Jun 29, 2014 10:23 AM in response to Vittorio

If I understand what you're trying to do, you want something like the following:

tell application "Finder"

if (count of Finder windows) = 0 then

-- no windows open, so open the documents window

open folder "Documents" of home

else

-- otherwise retarget the first window

set target of first Finder window to folder "Documents" of home

end if

end tell

-- edit: used the wrong code first time around. sorry.

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Answer 6

Vittorio Author

Level 1

17 points

Jul 5, 2014 8:28 AM in response to twtwtw

Thank you Twtwtw you understood exactly what i was trying to do.

Thanks also to Red Menace; his suggestions were usefull too.

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