Find Info

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

The Find Info window contains the following items:

Locate

This popup menu presents a list of find options.

• "File by Name" allows you to find a file whose name exactly matches the specified name.
• "Folder by Name" allows you to find a folder that exactly matches the specified name.
• "File by Type & Creator" allows you to find a file 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.

Name

This entry field specifies the name to match when looking for a file or folder.

Type

This entry field specifies the file type to use when looking for a file. 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 a file. 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 "Find by Type & Creator" option is set.

Limit search to current install folder

This settings allows you to look for matches only within the current install folder. If this option is not set, the entire drive is searched for a match. One possible use of Limit search option is to locate a folder like the Netscape Plug-ins folder. You could use two consecutive Find items to do this. The first would use type and creator to locate the Netscape application. The second would look for a folder named "Plug-ins", but only within the current install folder. Limiting the search eliminates the possibility of finding the wrong "Plug-ins" folder on the user's hard disk.

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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