Delete Info

The Delete Info window is used to set the attributes of a Delete script item. This window is opened when a new Delete item is created from Script:New Item:Delete. It is also opened when a Delete script item is selected and Script:Edit Item... is chosen.

The Delete Info window contains the following items:

Delete

This popup menu presents a list of delete options.

• "File by Name" allows you to delete one or more files whose names match a specified criteria. This criteria can be a full or partial name.
• "Folder by Name" allows you to delete a folder (and its contents) whose name exactly matches the specified name.
• "File by Type & Creator" allows you to delete one or more files whose type and creator code match the specified criteria. You can use the Same As... button to retrieve the type and creator codes from a file on your hard disk.

A Delete item looks for files and folders to delete only within the current install folder. It will not search the entire drive for items to delete.

Operator

This popup menu displays a list of operators for locating items to delete. For files, this list includes "equals", "starts with", "ends with", and "contains". For folders, only the "equals" operator is available.

Value

This entry field specifies the string to match when looking for files or folders to delete.

Type

This entry field specifies the file type to use when looking for files to delete. You can enter a value into this field or use the Same As... button to automatically retrieve the file type from a file on your drive.

Creator

This entry field specifies the file creator to use when looking for files to delete. You can enter a value into this field or use the Same As... button to automatically retrieve the file creator from a file on your hard disk.

Same As...

This button allows you to retrieve the file type and file creator codes from a file on your hard disk. The type and creator codes are needed when the "Delete by Type & Creator" option is set.

Attributes

This tab area allows you to set various attributes for the current item. These attributes include the following:

• System Rules ("System" tab)
• Gestalt Tests ("Gestalt" tab)
• Result Tests ("Result" tab)
• Before XRays ("Before" tab)
• After XRays ("After" tab)

For further details on these attribute categories, see the Attributes section of this guide.

Change

This button closes the window, saving any changes. When an item is first created, this button is named Create.

Cancel

This button closes the window, canceling any changes.

Delete

This button deletes the current item from the script. When an item is first created, this button is not available.

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