the text of the image of the window info of a file

[jmburnod]

Hi All,

Is there a way to get the text of the picture of the window infos of a file ?

Best

Jean-Marc

[bn]

Hi Jean-Marc,

I don't understand, what exactly are you looking for. Could you give an example?

What kind of info do you want. Do you want the picture?, the size, the dimension?

Kind regards

Bernd

[mwieder]

...the thumbnail? ...the icon?

[jmburnod]

Hi,
Thank for your reply
I want the horse picture
It is the thumbnail or an icon?

Jean-Marc

[bn]

Hi Jean-Marc,

one way is to open infos, click at the icon (there will be a blue rectangle around it) and copy. In Livecode you can paste this.

If you want it by script this is a bit trickier. I would have to look into that. I dont know if one could get at it with applescript.

Kind regards

Bernd

[jmburnod]

Hi Bernd,

If you want it by script this is a bit trickier

Yes i want it by script in OSX, windows and if you give me the moon also that is perfect

Jean-Marc

[bn]

Hi Jean-Marc,

I found this on the use-List from Terry Judd

http://www.mail-archive.com/use-revolut ... 17196.html

Type...

go url "http://deblah.com/rev/MacIconToFile_demo.rev"

...into the message box to download it.

Terry...

I just tested the link and it still works. Is a very nice stack you just drop a file on to get the icon.

For Windows I dont know, there is a stack on revOnline Icon Loader. I don't know what it does, since it is for Windows icons.


I append a simple stack that gets via a shell command all the icns it can find.

use this applescript to open an icon in Preview

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set theFile to "/Applications/Script Debugger 4.5.app/Contents/Resources/AppleEventLog.icns"
tell application "Preview"
	open theFile
        activate
end tell

Where theFile is one line of the result of the getShellIcns


Regarding the moon i have one more question:

do you want the full moon or would a half/quarter moon be enough

Kind regards

Bernd

Edit 1, corrected first Name from Mark to Jean-Marc.

[bn]

The following was erroneously posted in another thread:

http://forums.runrev.com/phpBB2/viewtop ... 230#p30230

I try to move it here.

Jean-Marc wrote:

Hi Bernd,

Yes. The link work, getIconToFile work and getShellIcns work also.

I tried this

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on ShInPrev
put fld "fmyAS" into appleScriptInit
do appleScriptInit as "applescript"
end ShInPrev


with this content in fld "fmyAS"

set theFile to "/Applications/ Jeux/Chess.app/Contents/Resources/chess.icns"
tell application "Preview"
open theFile
activate
end tell


The script open "Aperçu" but no image come

All the best

Jean-Marc
P.S. I need times to think about the moon

to which Bernd replied

Hi Jean-Marc,
set theFile to "/Applications/ Jeux/Chess.app/Contents/Resources/chess.icns"

there is a space before Jeux which probably does not belong there. Try this without the space.

I tried again with the script and a valid path and it works

by the way, we started this conversation here
viewtopic.php?t=6523&p=30177#p30177

Kind regards
Bernd

[bn]

Hi Jean-Marc,

try to put this into the script field

set theFile to "/Applications/FileMaker Pro 8/ FileMaker Pro.app/Contents/Resources/FMApp.icns"
try
set theFile to POSIX file theFile as alias
on error
return "file not found"
end try
tell application "Preview"
open theFile
activate
end tell

and this into a button

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on mouseUp
   do field 1 as applescript
   put the result into field 2
end mouseUp

you would have to make a field 2 for the error message

Now if the file is not found applescript returns an error message.

Kind regards
Bernd

[bn]

Hi Jean-Marc

Jean-Marc wrote

Hi Bernd,

I tested with my Imac intel duo Core and it work fine

It is different on my Powerbook G4 10.4.2 (first tested)

Curiously, the getIconPaths via Shell return a space before "jeux".
I looked at the name of the folder and it have effectly a space.
I deleted it but no change
I restart the computer, the getIconPaths via Shell return always a space before "Jeux" (the name of the folder is "Jeux")

With others folder like adressbook, no space before but no image come

Best

Jean-Marc

No need to rename the apps. It should work without.

Please try this script in the field for applescript. Add a second field for the error message

set theFile to "/Applications/FileMaker Pro 8/ FileMaker Pro.app/Contents/Resources/FMApp.icns"
try
set theFile to POSIX file theFile as alias
on error
return "file not found"
end try
tell application "Preview"
open theFile
activate
end tell

This script converts the "/" style of path to the more common ":" of the Mac. And it returns an error if the file is not found.

Applescript as of version MacOSX 10.4.x can not use the "/" style of a path directly. That is the reson why it did not work. The above script works with MacOSX 10.4.x

Jean-Marc est-ce que tu es dans la lune? réponds ici, s'il te plaît.

Kind regards

Bernd

[jmburnod]

Hi Bernd,

est-ce que tu es dans la lune?

It is possible.In fact i didn't understand our last exchanges

Now, the last script work on my powerbook.

Best

Jean-Marc