On 5/19/07, Jim Correia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On May 16, 2007, at 4:59 PM, Jim DeVona wrote:
> How can I add a list of items to a collection with AppleScript? I can
> add one item at a time, but for large sets of items this is a pokey
> (although watching the item count next to the collection icon climb is
> kind of interesting). The scripting dictionary implies that you can
> add more than one object at once, but I can't seem to figure out the
> syntax.
[...]
> Any corrections or suggestions?
The add verb currently only accepts a single specifier as the direct
parameter. You can add multiple items to a collection at once, but
only by way of a single specifier that evaluates to multiple items.
add (every bookmark item whose name contains "foo") to folder
collection "Foo"
Ah, I see. Too bad you couldn't still do something like:
add (every bookmark item whose id is in _bookmark_ids) to folder
collection "Foo"
where _bookmark_ids is a list of the newly created items' ids. (I am
exceeding my grasp of AppleScript here, I think.)
I have logged a feature request to make this verb more flexible in
the future (i.e. accept a list of specifiers). In the meantime,
you'll have to add them one at a time.
Jim
OK, no problem. Thanks for the explanation, Jim.
Jim
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