Finding in the Finder

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#1

Is there a way to script the Find feature of the Finder?

I would like to activate the Finder and have to Find dialog box appear, using just one script.

Thanks,
Bill

P/S: What I’d really like is to be able to do a Find any where, at any time, without going to the Finder at all. (Sorry Apple).

#2

You could use this script, saved as an application.

http://scriptbuilders.net

[This script was automatically tagged for color coded syntax by Script to Markup Code]

But isn’t doing a " command+f " much easier?

#3

Thanks Greg:
Unfortuantely, when I tried it out I got the following error in ScriptEditor:

‘Expected end of line but found identifier.’

Hmm

Bill

#4

Looks like you just need to eliminate the brakets…

tell application "Finder"
	activate
	tell application "System Events" to keystroke "f" with command down
end tell

-RJ

#5

Thanks for the suggestion but making this adjustment yielded the following error:

“Expected “into”, variable name, class name, other parameter name or property but found application constant or consideration.”

Hmm

Bill

#6

Bill, do you have the GUI scripting software installed? It’s required for the code that’s been offered.

– Rob

#7

Oh no, now I need to make a confession of my ignorance. I don’t even know what the GUI scripting software is.

Sorry.
Bill

#8

GUI scripting is included in Panther. Prior to the release of Panther, Jaguar users could download a beta release of System Events (the app that handles GUI scripting). As far as I know, Apple has pulled the beta software. Here’s what Apple has to say about GUI scripting.

http://www.apple.com/applescript/uiscripting/

– Rob