File Owner Name

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#1

Can someone please tell me the correct syntax to get the owner name of a file?
Thanks

#2

Hi,

It’s in the Finder dictionary under item:

set file_ref to (choose file)
tell application “Finder”
set file_owner to (owner of file_ref)
end tell

gl,

#3

Thanks for that - I saw it in the dictionary but wasn’t sure of the syntax

#4

OK, that code worked, however, I’ve now discovered that when you copy a fiile into the drop folder it changes the file owner name from the person who created the file to the current user account of the computer - is there any way to prevent the computer doing this?

#5

Hi,

You’re welcome.

gl,