change the file icon of the current applet

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

Hi, hope someone can help. I am trying to add an extra code to my applet. The idea is to avoid others from changing the icon i assigned to it.

I added this code:


set ggg to (path to desktop folder) & "untitled.PNG" as text
set the icon of x to ggg

this returns a overflow error, so I download this from the internet:


set exePath to (path to home folder as text) & "UnixBins:SetFileIcon"

set imagePath to (path to desktop folder as text) & "theImage.png"
set theFile to (path to desktop folder as text) & "Some File.txt"

do shell script quoted form of POSIX path of exePath & " -image " & quoted form of POSIX path of imagePath & " -file " & quoted form of POSIX path of theFile

but i was not capable of making it run, to be honest i do not even know what the exePath variable is for… some help will be appreciated.

thank you for your time!

Brian

#2

Hi,

assuming you downloaded the SetFileIcon executable
the script expects it in the folder “UnixBins” in your home folder

#3

thank you! :slight_smile: … another solution would be just to remove the custom icon, I will post a new topic on this one!

#4

SetFileIcon can remove the custom icon too


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do shell script quoted form of POSIX path of exePath & " -removeCustomIcon -file " & quoted form of POSIX path of theFile
#5

thank you but i can see the exePath again! I did not download anything I just have applescript! but this is the right idea! thank you very much!!! :smiley: